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

Jackson publicized a poll on Wednesday that showed him with a lead over Collins, and most readily fits the mold that Platner built with his candidacy. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 9 July 2026

The decision was made, league sources say, to ignore the public pressure that came from the trade being publicized and follow through on the stance that had been shared from the start. — Law Murray, New York Times, 9 July 2026

Attorneys from both sides tried to shield their monitors from courtroom spectators, after Graf said the assassination videos couldn't be publicized because of their graphic nature. — ABC News, 6 July 2026

Typically, finds are not publicized before they’re once again buried under new construction, though reports are filed with public authorities. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

While this provides regulatory certainty for companies, the more pressing, yet less publicized, issue is interconnection. — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

That’s how the Utah Jazz marketing department publicized the online sale of Darryn Peterson jerseys to adoring fans eager to purchase the uniform of the team’s first-round pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2026

Perhaps the most publicized of these policy failures is that the federal government hasn’t taken steps to stave off Social Security benefits cuts. — Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 22 June 2026

The streamer has not yet publicized the release date for the show. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026