Synonyms of stigmatized

stigmatized

verb

past tense of stigmatize

as in labeled

usually disapproving to describe or regard (something, such as a characteristic or group of people) in a way that shows strong disapproval

a legal system that stigmatizes juveniles as criminals

Related Words

• labeled
• branded
• specified
• termed
• named
• called
• designated
• denoted
• nominated
• titled
• styled
• tagged
• denominated
• dubbed
• baptized
• entitled
• christened
• cleped
• misnamed
• nicknamed
• miscalled
• renamed
• mistitled
• relabeled
• surnamed
• rechristened
• code-named

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stigmatized

Teen-pregnancy rates have dropped dramatically, women have far more educational and professional opportunities, and social norms that stigmatized childlessness have loosened. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

The night, centered on the foundation’s ongoing push to fund a cure and support those stigmatized by their HIV status, didn’t end on that solemn note. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 18 Sep. 2026

They didn’t get killed, these women, but their souls were hurt and they were stigmatized and traumatized for life. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

Instead, children in need of accommodations are stigmatized and barred from the longstanding Outdoor Lab tradition, with the district choosing to sue the federal government rather than solve the problem. — Olivia Young, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Each is compensating, in its own way, for advertising channels the cannabis industry still can't use, and for trust that, in a young and still-stigmatized market, has to be built face to face. — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Likely stigmatized within parts of the hardcore scene, Bushmon’s proximity to largely Black alternative bands put their authenticity under suspicion. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026

For many teens, real care is hard to find, expensive, or stigmatized. — Ryan McBain, STAT, 2 July 2026

The book came out when mental illness was heavily stigmatized; Styron paved the way for authors to write about their own struggles with depression and similar disorders. — Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 25 June 2026