Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unionized

/ˈjunjənaɪzd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: union-ized
IPA: /ˈjunjənaɪzd/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of unionize

adj

Organized into a trades union or trades unions.

adj

Alternative form of un-ionized.

Example Sentences

"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 […]"

Etymology

From unionize, from union + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: union
Suffix: -ize

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈjunjənaɪzd/
British English: /ˈjuːnjənaɪzd/

Inflected Forms

unionised (alternative) more unionized (comparative) most unionized (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonunionized overunionized ununionized

Frequently Paired Words

scab

Synonyms

nonionized nonionised unionised nonionic organized organised

Antonyms

unorganized

Rhymes With

nonunionized

Questions

How do you pronounce unionized?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjunjənaɪzd/.
What does unionized mean?: simple past and past participle of unionize
Where does unionized come from?: From unionize, from union + -ize.

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