Thesaurus results for OBJECTIFIED

objectified

verb

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 But the fact that Christian Science proves disease to be erroneous thought objectified on the body opens up new possibilities of understanding and healing. — Elizabeth Crecelius Schwartz, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2026 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

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symbolized

Verb

The vacant warehouses that had once symbolized Wynwood’s decline started transfoming into art studios and galleries.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Commissioned by Napoleon Buonaparte in 1806 after his victory at Austerlitz, the French Arc’s construction symbolized his military dominance in early 19th Century Europe.

— Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026