localized

1. 1.

   confined or restricted to a particular location

   “the localized infection formed a definite abscess”

   Synonymslocalised

   Similarlocal

   medicine

2. 2.

   made local or oriented locally

   “a decentralized and localized political authority”

   Synonymslocalised

   Similardecentralized

Questions about localized

What does localized mean?

localized means "confined or restricted to a particular location". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in localized?

localized has 3 syllables: loca-li-zed. The stress falls on "loca". In IPA it is /ˈloʊkəˌlaɪzd/.

What is another word for localized?

Close synonyms include localised, localised. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is localized a common word?

localized is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with localized?

29 words rhyme with localized. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.