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

For a month, supporters of at least 10 different nations have come through the metro to cheer on their teams at Kansas City (Arrowhead) Stadium, attend the popular FIFA Fan Festival, try the city’s favorite barbecue and more.

— The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
For some travelers, the more popular American chains aren’t unfamiliar.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of popular

Verb

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
Meanwhile, existing antibiotics have been overused, and resistance has mounted to critical levels.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026

Definition of overused

Adjective

These tactics often cater to baddies — Gen Z-speak for any fashionable, confident person — to reach younger, usually female audiences.

— Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Channel your inner Sporty Spice with preppy tees featuring jersey numbers and rugby stripes, executed with fashionable precision by Versace, Nili Lotan, Staud, and TWP.

— Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 10 July 2026

Definition of fashionable

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

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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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