Synonyms of urbanized

urbanized 1 of 2

adjective

as in urban

Related Words

• urban
• citified
• metropolitan
• municipal
• metro
• nonfarm
• nonagricultural

Dissimilar Words

• rural
• country
• bucolic
• pastoral
• rustic
• provincial
• agricultural
• agrarian
• backwoods
• countrified
• backwoodsy

urbanized

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verb

past tense of urbanize

as in civilized

to accustom to the ways of the city

every September the city of Boston urbanizes a new crop of college students from small towns across the country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• civilized
• citified
• cultivated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of urbanized

Adjective

The study concluded annexation is legally and physically feasible — the area is contiguous, compact and urbanized. — Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

In contrast to the busy and sometimes urbanized pilgrimage routes of Europe, or the crowded processions of the Hajj, the ancient path runs mostly through quiet forests. — Shay Rabineau, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

There aren’t many such pockets of nature left in Singapore, which is a small and now heavily urbanized country, and that makes Coney Island feel all the more peaceful, like a respite and a haven of sorts. — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Many claimed the city should focus on building more housing in areas that were already urbanized. — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

Chinese firms, for example, have provided thousands of electric buses across cities in South America—a necessary addition in one of the world’s most urbanized regions. — Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026

In Southern California, the numbers of American robins and goldfinches increased in urbanized areas. — Mack Baysinger follow, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

But in a heavily urbanized East Coast, especially New York City, temperatures could also feel hotter through the urban heat island effect. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 July 2026

The water quality decline in the latest report compared to the previous year, when conditions were drier, indicates that in highly urbanized regions, such as Southern California, rainfall often means higher levels of bacteria in surface water, Meurice said. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 20 May 2026