Synonyms of publicized

publicized 1 of 2

adjective

as in published

Related Words

• published
• advertised
• proclaimed
• aired
• posted
• announced
• disclosed
• broadcast
• declared
• heralded
• promulgated
• divulged
• widespread
• prevalent
• spotlighted
• unclassified
• well-known
• rife
• current
• shared
• nonclassified
• popular
• general
• reported
• communal
• public
• reputed
• rumored
• open

Dissimilar Words

• private
• confidential
• classified
• secret
• privy
• undisclosed
• clandestine
• unannounced
• covert
• unadvertised
• personal
• conspiratorial
• collusive
• surreptitious
• withheld
• intimate
• undercover
• underhanded
• concealed
• suppressed
• reserved
• revoked
• repressed
• underhand
• retracted
• stifled
• silenced
• recanted

publicized

2 of 2

verb

past tense of publicize

1

as in promoted

to provide publicity for

the movie studios widely publicized their summer blockbusters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promoted
• sold
• announced
• touted
• advertised
• hyped
• ballyhooed
• published
• plugged
• praised
• pitched
• boosted
• endorsed
• pushed
• reviewed
• talked up
• hailed
• lauded
• acclaimed
• beat the drum (for)
• recommended
• broadcast
• barked
• merchandised
• plonked (for)
• plumped (for)
• plunked (for)

2

as in announced

to make known openly or publicly

the city hasn't done a good job of publicizing the new regulations for its recycling operation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• announced
• published
• declared
• proclaimed
• advertised
• promulgated
• posted
• disclosed
• released
• trumpeted
• broadcast
• heralded
• promoted
• revealed
• reported
• enunciated
• disseminated
• blared
• blazoned
• placarded
• ran with
• flashed
• sounded
• gave out
• blazed
• annunciated
• introduced
• beat the drum (for or about)
• spread
• informed
• featured
• showed
• divulged
• notified
• called (off or out)
• cried
• billed
• manifested
• barked
• gazetted
• communicated
• bulletined
• rang
• imparted
• intimated
• apprised
• billboarded
• puffed
• tolled
• plugged
• blurbed
• handed down
• kithed
• advised
• pitched
• knelled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressed
• withheld
• concealed
• silenced
• recalled
• revoked
• retracted
• hushed (up)
• recanted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of publicized

Adjective

These are two of the more publicized stories of his generosity and attachment to Louisville, but 2X says the support Miller has offered the city goes well beyond the Robertson and Tyus families. — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025

The board of directors then pushed Haney out as CEO amid highly publicized quarreling. — Molly Liebergall, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025

Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey, whose office oversaw the highly publicized, incredibly expensive, and ultimately unsuccessful prosecution of Karen Read, has drawn at least three Democratic challengers to his job. — Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025

Verb

The secretary has publicized his meetings with everyone from health technology CEOs and regenerative farmers to addiction recovery specialists, fast-food executives, and beyond. — Lauren Chan, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026

SpaceX has promised to adopt mitigation strategies in their filings, but other companies have not publicized plans for any mitigation efforts, and the FCC has declared that light pollution from satellites is, by and large, not under its control. — Arielle Frommer, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026

Since then, all three Republican court members have publicized their desires for the new list. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026

The last retaliatory strikes publicized by CENTCOM were in late July. — Catherine Bouvet, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, Anthropic is projecting as much as $200 billion in 2028 revenue, far exceeding the $47 billion revenue run rate that the company publicized in May, Reuters reported last week. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

Her funeral was widely publicized, and the White House was decorated in black for a period of mourning. — Sophie Clausen, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026

Disorganized and under-publicized, the event was underwhelming, Hardin said. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

In July 2026, The Telegraph reported that only 127 Andrews were born the year prior, with the name hitting a record low in usage after the scandals plaguing Charles’s brother were publicized. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026