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stylized

/ˈstaɪl.aɪzd/

stylized is the simple past and past participle of stylize.

Adjective

stylized (comparative more stylized, superlative most stylized)

  1. Made to conform to some style.
  2. Represented according to some convention, omitting dispensable detail, rather than in a realistic or literal manner.
    • The symbol for the planet Mars is a stylized representation of the shield and spear of the god Mars.
    • Snoop Dogg’s logo for his line of marijuana products features the brand name superimposed on a stylized leaf, similar to Toronto Maple Leafs’ logo.2016 June 23, Jessica Murphy, “Snoop Dogg v Toronto Maple Leafs: legal fight looms over marijuana logo”, in The Guardian

Meaning of stylize

Verb

stylize (third-person singular simple present stylizes, present participle stylizing, simple past and past participle stylized)

  1. (transitive) To represent (someone or something) in a particular style.
  2. (transitive) To represent (someone or something) abstractly in a conventional manner, commonly fancifully symbolic, to identify a particular item, by omitting most of the detail that is not unique to the item in question.

Forms of stylized

Verb
alternative formstylised
Adjective
comparativemore stylized
superlativemost stylized

Words formed from stylized

Phrases with stylized

Questions about stylized

What does stylized mean?
Stylized means made to conform to some style.
What is stylized the simple past and past participle of?
Stylized is the simple past and past participle of stylize.
What part of speech is stylized?
Stylized is an adjective.
How do you pronounce stylized?
Stylized is pronounced /ˈstaɪl.aɪzd/ (US).

Words near stylized in the dictionary

  1. stylitic
  2. stylitism
  3. stylization
  4. stylizations
  5. stylize
  6. stylized
  7. stylized fact
  8. stylized facts
  9. stylizer
  10. stylizers
  11. stylizes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: stylized (page history and authors); stylize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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