Synonyms of patronized

patronized

verb

past tense of patronize

1

as in condescended

to assume or treat with an air of superiority

a director with an unpleasant habit of patronizing even his most gifted actors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• condescended
• cut
• talked down (to)
• lorded (it over)
• snubbed
• slighted
• cold-shouldered
• high-hatted
• queened (it over)

2

as in endorsed

to promote the interests or cause of

a company that loyally patronizes the arts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• endorsed
• advocated
• supported
• embraced
• championed
• adopted
• backed
• helped
• assisted
• aided
• went in for
• reinforced
• stuck up for
• plumped (for)
• held a brief for
• plonked (for)
• went to bat for
• preached
• plunked (for)
• abetted
• stood up for
• espoused
• saved
• bolstered
• seconded
• forwarded
• furthered
• rescued
• buttressed
• propped (up)
• advanced
• boosted
• sided (with)
• backstopped
• plugged
• bailed out
• delivered
• talked up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opposed
• interfered
• frustrated
• thwarted
• baffled
• disappointed
• failed
• deserted
• sabotaged
• foiled
• let down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of patronized

Watkins said her family did business with Stapleton’s family, while Stapleton also patronized their business. — Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

Steinem set out to expose the working conditions and interior lives of the bunnies slinging booze to the playboys who patronized the club. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

As early as the 1920s, Coco Chanel patronized Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes company, famously designing the costumes for Le Train Bleu, choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska and premiered in 1924. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026

Beaverbrook is a five-star country house hotel that was once patronized by the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and other 20th-century celebrities. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026

Former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama also have patronized the tavern. — Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Penelope is unable to just govern Ithaca herself and is besieged by the suitors and patronized by her son; Helen is kidnapped by Paris (or is given to him as a prize by Aphrodite or elopes with him), setting off the Trojan War. — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

The speech was made at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a monastery that Mazepa patronized. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026

The altercation occurred outside of a parking garage near Doggie’s, a State College bar that, according to police documents, McKenna had patronized with a group earlier that night. — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 26 June 2026