Thesaurus results for OBJECTIFIED

objectified

verb

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past tense of objectify

as in symbolized

disapproving to treat (someone) as an object rather than as a person She says beauty pageants objectify women.

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Recent Examples of objectified We were objectified by most of our producers. —

Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Oct. 2025 Appropriation of surplus labor, objectified in commodities, drove the system. —

Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025 Despite Martel’s intentions, the video was widely viewed as sexist and misogynistic, with many seeing the women as being objectified by the three male artists. —

Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 19 Sep. 2025 In metaphysics, disease is understood to be fears and false beliefs objectified physically. —

Evan Mehlenbacher, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 2025

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symbolized

Verb

Players like Clint Dempsey and Landon Donovan symbolized a new level of ambition, while goalkeepers Brad Friedel and Kasey Keller found success in top leagues.

— Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Observers say their prosecution and the disappearance of the vigil symbolized the decline in freedoms that Beijing had promised when the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 May 2026