customized 1 of 2

adjective

as in tailored
made or fitted to the needs or preferences of a specific customer a customized car for a physically challenged person

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verb

past tense of customize
as in adapted
to change (something) in order to fit the needs or requirements of a person, business, etc. The program can be customized to serve different purposes. customized the car with a unique paint job

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Recent Examples of customized
Adjective
The companies use those to create a customized vaccine that targets up to 34 mutations unique to that specific patient's cancer. — Mariam Sunny, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Additional state support includes up to $720,000 from the North Carolina Community College System for customized training, and up to $50,000 from the Department of Commerce’s workforce services, economic investment committee officials said. — Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026 Broadcom and Marvell, which make customized components for clients, have beaten their own path to the AI market. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026 Grand Fiesta Americana features a Wellbeing Atelier for customized multi-day programs and a unique wine spa. — Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Consumers typically pay more for such homes and are less likely to cancel or demand discounts, but customized homes also mean longer waits at potentially higher mortgage rates. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026 On my visit, guests follow eight different nutritional programs, from longevity and wellness to weight loss and customized protocols. — Ken Gawrych, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2026 Augmental/YouTube A customized experience for all users Mouthpad can connect to any device that accepts a Bluetooth mouse. — Greg Uyeno, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2026 Voters can also access a customized sample ballot based on their registration information. — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
Seo says the itineraries his company builds now front-load the diagnostics, usually a full checkup and a skin analysis in the first two days, with the rest of the trip customized around the results. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Each style is made-to-order and can be customized for materials, colors and textures. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026 At a conference last Friday announcing the city had come to an agreement with the county and the team, Clendenin unbuttoned his dress shirt to reveal a Rays jersey customized with his name. — Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026 The party's invitations were customized in the shape of a dog bone. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2026 And Coke has more white-label beverage options on the way, like an energy drink that can be customized by color and flavor. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026 The earbuds don't compromise on sound quality, as they're built with 11mm dynamic drivers, and can be further customized with different bass and treble levels. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026 Open models can be downloaded, customized and used as building blocks for new AI products, making adoption a gauge of which technologies developers are choosing to build on. — Saritha Rai, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 That includes how the administration will define frontier AI models and whether open weight AI models – or AI models that can be downloaded to one’s computer and customized – will be part of it. — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for customized
  1. tailored
  2. adapted
  3. custom
  4. adjusted
  5. equipped
Adjective
  • Think pairing suede with satin, or chunky knits with tailored shorts.
    — Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026
  • King sported a crisp all-white look consisting of a tank top tucked into tailored white trousers with pleating down the front.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of tailored
Verb
  • Basically, this small insect appeared to preserve a transitional stage as its lineage gradually adapted from aquatic life to living on land.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The suffix has since been adapted in multiple health and wellbeing spaces.
    — Jennifer Donnelly, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of adapted
Adjective
  • Shah, meanwhile, will oversee demand planning, inventory strategy and the operational systems supporting Ernesta’s custom-rug delivery model.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • One firm built a serious enterprise AI platform, but its site also carried an older custom-development side business.
    — Andrew Kokes, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of custom
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
Definition of adjusted
Verb
  • Reaching this secluded region requires specially equipped 4x4s capable of navigating volcanic landscapes, mountain tracks, and glacial river crossings that remain inaccessible for most of the year.
    — Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The Ti 9 is rear-wheel drive and comes equipped with the DiSus-P Ultra hydraulic suspension.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of equipped

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“Customized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/customized. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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