Colonizing Mars is just starting to become a hot-button issue.
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Colonizing
Synonyms for "colonizing" (21 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (5)
Noun(5 words)
Strong matches (6)
Related words (10)
Noun(10 words)
imperial expansionimperialisticintrusiveoccupypeoplingpervasivepopulatesettlesettlementsettler expansion
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: adhere, attach, colonial, colonial administration, colonialism.
- Sentence evidence is available for colonizing, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "colonizing".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "colonizing"
Keep "colonizing" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "colonizing" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "colonizing", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "colonizing" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
12 entriesMore specific
12 entriesbiofilm formationconquesteconomic colonizationexplorationfounding coloniesfounding settlementsimperial expansionmilitary colonizationsettlementsettler colonizationsettler expansionsurface adhesion
Collocations
14 entriescolonization timelinecolonizing activitiescolonizing effortcolonizing effortscolonizing expansioncolonizing forcecolonizing motivescolonizing organismscolonizing powerscolonizing processcolonizing regioncolonizing regionsmicrobial colonizationsurface adhesion
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
7 total sentences available.
France began colonizing Algeria in 1830.
Source: tatoeba (8328573)
Two hundred million years after the solar collision innumerable species of sub-human grazers with long sheep-like muzzles, ample molars, and almost ruminant digestive systems, were competing with one another on the polar continent. Upon these preyed the sub-human carnivora, of whom some were built for speed in the chase, others for stalking and a sudden spring. But since jumping was no easy matter on Neptune, the cat-like types were all minute. They preyed upon man's more rabbit-like and rat-like descendants, or on the carrion of the larger mammals, or on the lusty worms and beetles. These had sprung originally from vermin which had been transported accidentally from Venus. For of all the ancient Venerian fauna only man himself, a few insects and other invertebrates, and many kinds of micro-organisms, succeeded in colonizing Neptune. Of plants, many types had been artificially bred for the new world, and from these eventually arose a host of grasses, flowering plants, thick-trunked bushes, and novel sea-weeds. On this marine flora fed certain highly developed marine worms; and of these last, some in time became vertebrate, predatory, swift and fish-like. On these in turn man's own marine descendants preyed, whether as sub-human seals, or still more specialized subhuman porpoises.
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"Meron, we could be overdue for a large asteroid falling on our Earth!" "It could be disastrous, Renkon!" "That's why colonizing outer space is a good idea, so that not all eggs are in one basket."
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "colonizing"?
Closest matches include adhere, attach, colonial, colonial administration, colonialism.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "colonizing"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.