DEMOCRATIZED Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

democratized

verb

past tense of democratize

as in standardized

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disequilibrated

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Verb

Those results were then standardized on a 100-point scale, with higher scores reflecting greater levels of traveler happiness.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
In the agentic era, this layer is increasingly standardized through open frameworks like the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

— Barney Krishnan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of standardized

Verb

European clients ordered the domestic panorama in custom sizes for the parlor and hung twenty-two arrangeable panels of distant islands and homogenized races draped in foliage and Neoclassical dress—the first garden, before knowing arrived.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
But in general, the scuzz in these songs is homogenized, distributed evenly rather than sticking out in clumps.

— Mitch Therieau, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026

Definition of homogenized

Verb

Such attention to detail is normalized in a scientific setting - using extreme caution when transferring substances from surface to surface is standard practice.

— Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Countries beyond the United States may be tempted to blackmail their allies, and the threat of nuclear attacks could become normalized.

— Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of normalized

Verb

For minors, their status is regularized for five years.

— Marta Campabadal Graus, NBC news, 30 May 2026
By that time, Cuba and Argentina were the only two formal members, apart from Venezuela, that had regularized their financial situation (investment on shares) at the board of teleSUR (in December 2011 and May 2012, respectively).

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026

Definition of regularized

Verb

And the revision also will take into account the time constraints and investments needed to roll out a more developed EPR system, so mandatory recycling rates would be adjusted in phases to allow producers time to prepare for compliance.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
If you're set up with auto pay, your payment is automatically adjusted to account for the Pay Over Time payment.

— Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

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