romanticized 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of romanticizednext
1
as in famed

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as in idealized

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romanticized

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verb

past tense of romanticize
as in glamourized
to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant he romanticized what life in a small town would be like, only to be later disappointed when reality intruded

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for romanticized
  1. famed
  2. storied
  3. legendary
  4. mythical
  5. fabled
Adjective
  • The Fowlerville Community Theater drew direct parallels between the play — adapted from the famed diary of Anne Frank, a Jewish girl killed by Nazis in the Holocaust — and the events of Saturday night.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • And a new poll from famed Iowa pollster Ann Selzer published by the Des Moines Register showed her ahead of Trump by three points in Iowa, a Trump-friendly state.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of famed
Adjective
  • Char Goolsby sat on a brown leather sofa at Carey House in Detroit's storied Boston Edison District, the home she's turned into both an operational hub to get out the vote this election season and a neighborhood campaign center for Vice President Kamala Harris.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Our musical production team was tasked with aligning the entertainment to the venue's storied musical past, including the famous tale of Beethoven’s extraordinary talent being discovered there.
    Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of storied
Adjective
  • There are a lot of big names on the bill, but the one that really jumps off the page is Marco Antonio Solis, the singer-songwriter who co-founded the legendary group Los Bukis back in the mid-’70s.
    Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Atlanta native and Crime Mob artist Lil Scrappy, legendary New Orleans bounce artist Big Freedia, as well as New Orleans rapper Mia X, Civil Rights attorney Lee Merritt, and musicians Cookie Nasty and Trae Crockett partnered with the Hip Hop Caucus to create a political cypher.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of legendary
Adjective
  • Its length combines with its silver skin and bright red scarlet fins to give it a mythical look.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Global news platforms picked up on the backstory of this almost mythical character, one who certainly looked the part, with Chang’s flowing robes and beard, often with a pet gibbon trailing in his wake.
    Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of mythical
Adjective
  • Now the lone-wolf jewel thief is looking for that fabled final last score and Lou breaks all the rules of Crime 101.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
  • More than 1000 years ago along the fabled Silk Road, caravans funneled silk and cotton west to Europe while wool, glass, gold, and silver traveled east to China.
    ByAndrew Lawler, science.org, 23 Oct. 2024
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