Standard Lemma guide

socializing

adj · noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: S OW1 SH AH0 L AY2 Z IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of one who socializes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of socialize

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the act of meeting for social purposes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • there was too much socialization with the enlisted men

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: socialization, socialisation, socialising

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: meeting, coming together

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: socialización — Translations
  • Spanish: sociabilización — Translations
  • Spanish: mesclamiento (disused) — Translations
  • Spanish: mezcla — Translations
  • Spanish: mezcladura — Translations
  • Spanish: mezclamiento — Translations
  • Spanish: alternación — Translations
  • Spanish: alternancia — Translations
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