POPULARIZED Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in popular

enjoying widespread favor or approval a recently popularized hobby among kids

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verb

past tense of popularize

as in overused

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Adjective

In past weeks, authorities shut down cafes in central Tehran that were popular with residents during the ceasefire.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
The main event between top babyfaces Rhodes and Punk, while a compelling narrative, highlighted a repetitive formula of popular heroes clashing for world titles.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of popular

Verb

While the analogy may be slightly overused, the challenge is that oil still needs to be refined into a useful end product.

— Guy Courtin, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Although the word ‘hero’ is greatly overused in today’s society, in my mind, Calvin Duncan is a hero in the truest sense of that word.

— Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026

Definition of overused

Verb

Brousson jokingly stereotyped the Waffle House staffers as having active warrants, picking their nose with the spatulas and smoking cigarettes while battling third-degree grease burns.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026
When younger generations don’t have interactions or relationships with older adults having vibrant lives, later chapters of life can be stereotyped as a time of pain, difficulty and loss, Emery-Tiburcio said.

— Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 23 May 2026

Definition of stereotyped

Adjective

Her children are named Orlando and Ophelia after the place where her son was conceived and her favorite Taylor Swift song, respectively.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 July 2026
Readers cast 661,000 votes this year for their favorite cities, airlines, hotels and more, with editors describing the rankings as a snapshot of places resonating with travelers today.

— Kimberly Tutuska, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026

Definition of favorite

Verb

They can get dehydrated and overexposed to the sun and are unable to cool down.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 25 June 2026
The background appears splotchy and overexposed, but to my dismay, the selfie camera did not miss my messy eyebrows or the minor imperfections on my skin.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026

Definition of overexposed

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