unionized

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UK/ˈjuːnjənaɪzd/US/ˈjunjənaɪzd//ʌnˈaɪənaɪzd/

adjective

Organized into a trades union or trades unions.

Opposite
Less commonScrabble 19

Meanings

unionized1

verb

alternative unionised

  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of unionize
adjectiveunionized (comparative more unionized, superlative most unionized)

comparative more unionized · superlative most unionized · alternative unionised

  1. adjectiveparticiplecompanies; or industries; companies; or industriesOrganized into a trades union or trades unions.

    Bumblemore was constantly calling the house elves in to fix this or that thing, but they were unionized and often on strike, so everybody had learned to accept unflushing toilets and small electrical fires […]

    2002, Michael Gerber, Barry Trotter and the Unauthorized Parody, page 25

unionized2

adjectiveunionized (comparative more unionized, superlative most unionized)

comparative more unionized · superlative most unionized

  1. alternativeAlternative form of un-ionized.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite

adjectivenot converted into ions

adjectivebeing a member of or formed into a labor union

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

unionized · verb, adjective

From unionize, from union + -ize.

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unionized · adjective

From un- + ionized, from ionize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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