Synonyms of socialized

socialized 1 of 2

adjective

as in civilized

Related Words

• civilized
• controlled
• trained
• housebroken
• docile
• semicivilized
• submissive
• subdued
• domesticated
• tamed
• halterbroken
• familiar
• domestic
• busted
• tame
• semidomesticated
• broken
• gentled

Dissimilar Words

• wild
• savage
• feral
• unbroken
• untamed
• uncontrolled
• untrained
• undomesticated
• wilding
• brutal
• brute
• bestial
• undocile
• unsubdued

socialized

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verb

past tense of socialize

as in mixed

to take part in social activities

he likes to socialize with his coworkers after work ends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mixed
• mingled
• associated
• went out
• fraternized
• stepped out
• hobnobbed
• rubbed elbows
• partied
• reveled
• caroused
• circulated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoided
• shunned
• eschewed
• slighted
• snubbed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of socialized

Adjective

The roster has benefitted from a new, socialized athletics program. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 30 June 2026

Some skeptics argue that universal healthcare represents a form of socialized medicine, government control of the market, or even a dangerous step toward collectivism. — Wei Zhang, Mercury News, 13 June 2026

Management typically operates from what Harvard psychologist Robert Kegan calls the socialized mind, a reactive mindset where your sense of self comes largely from outside. — Aurelien Mangano, Forbes.com, 6 Feb. 2026

Verb

Women are particularly socialized to keep things moving no matter what. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 6 July 2026

Over the following months, prosecutors allege, Zhu frequently socialized with Carone and sought his assistance in landing the contract. — Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 2 July 2026

Woodall noted how Wesley has also socialized with older peers in the school, including Woodall’s third-grade students. — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026

Perhaps because she’s just better socialized than me, Olivia Rodrigo responds with disarming attention to my usual pre-interview small talk. — Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 22 June 2026

The defense called several witnesses, including Centennial High School track coach Adam Linwood, who testified that athletes commonly socialized in other schools' tents during track meets. — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 9 June 2026

Her Vindication of the Rights of Woman argues that women should stop being socialized in sensibility and instead receive the same rational instruction that men do. — Literary Hub, 8 June 2026

This Levantine subculture socialized in French, voiced endearments in Arabic, communicated with functionaries in Turkish. — Joseph O’Neill, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

After five years, though, only those who socialized daily lived longer. — Sherri Gordon, Health, 15 May 2026