OPTIMIZED Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

optimized

verb

past tense of optimize

as in improved

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Recent Examples of optimized The researchers also optimized their LEDs for optical communication in this wavelength range. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026 This bag is very optimized and has the potential to have many variations. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 Social platforms originally optimized for reach, followers, views, watch time, likes, shares and virality. — Dor Isseroff, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Catching up on meeting notes, sifting through troves of data, and even reading books in their pastime have all become optimized by AI. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026 The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max are both optimized for the standard one-handed and two-handed use mechanisms you're used to with a slab of glass. — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026 The suite of Meta Quest VR games will also be available, including a new version of Beat Saber, optimized for the glasses, as well as Muse, Meta’s AI agent product. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026 Even if optimized, these are still going to be apps designed for, and primarily used on, smartphones. — ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

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The Ravens are too good at home; the Titans are improved but still struggling to move the ball.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
The existing driveway would be improved to separate arena traffic from police department traffic.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of improved

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The destroyer has enhanced electrical power distribution and additional cooling capacity to support its advanced systems.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
If the liminal atmosphere in Backrooms, enhanced by the cinematography of Jeremy Cox, gave you a sense of dread, his camera work on Concrete Turned to Sand will take you into a very different space – oyster farms in British Columbia, Canada.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of enhanced

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In fact, the book’s depiction of Nick’s friendship and burgeoning relationship with Daisy’s golf-loving best friend Jordan Baker is upgraded to a torrid romance with its own love song and bedroom scenes that match Daisy’s and Gatsby’s.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026
Outside linebacker Chase Linton has been upgraded to questionable.

— Connor Riley, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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