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

But since then, the policies have been adopted uniformly, publicized clearly and elevated to play a more central role in campus life. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s surprise return to the UK has been heavily publicized, and there are plenty of questions. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 29 Sep. 2026

In the 1980s and early 1990s, statistically rare instances of strangers abducting white children from public spaces and murdering them became highly publicized. — Daniel Lachance, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

But the eligibility requirements for models or the process of the review has not been publicized. — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Board member Nick Melvoin similarly expressed discomfort that the board had not explicitly approved the change and that it had not been widely publicized. — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 Sep. 2026

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

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