romanticized

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adjective

Interpreted in an unrealistic, idealized fashion.

UncommonScrabble 26

Meanings

verb

alternative romanticised

  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of romanticize
adjectiveromanticized (comparative more romanticized, superlative most romanticized)

comparative more romanticized · superlative most romanticized · alternative romanticised

  1. Interpreted in an unrealistic, idealized fashion.

    “I know youʼve got this romanticized version of her in your head, but sheʼs got her flaws.”

    2021, Rivers Solomon, Sorrowland, #Merky Books, page 254

Translations

Finnish romantisoitu
  • romantisoituinterpreted in idealized fashion
French idéalisé
  • idéaliséinterpreted in idealized fashion
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APA

romanticized. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romanticized

MLA

“romanticized.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romanticized. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “romanticized,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romanticized.

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