URBANIZED Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in urban

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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

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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 During the first 10 weeks of the course, students learn how people, trees and cities changed as communities across the country urbanized. — Sharon Jean-Philippe, The Conversation, 25 June 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 As with the counterinsurgency strategy, the approach works in urbanized Russia, but doesn’t translate well into the mostly rural Sahel. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026 At the same time, Japan has rapidly urbanized. — Mark Dent, HubSpot, 8 May 2026

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More studies are showing the wide-ranging negative health impacts of inhaling wildfire smoke, which is especially toxic when blazes tear through urban areas and burn up household appliances, batteries and chemicals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
For nearly 40 years, the magnificent urban waterfall that sits at the heart of Greenville’s downtown was covered over by a four-lane highway bridge.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

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