PEOPLED Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

peopled

verb

past tense of people

as in populated

to supply with inhabitants a science-fiction novel about a mission to people Mars

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Recent Examples of peopled The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers’ remarkable debut novel tells a story of the American South, one set in Georgia and peopled with a cast of characters that exist in a rich, layered, and challenging reality. — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026 Today, this part of the South Side seems to be almost entirely peopled by Black families. — Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026 Ishaq has made a film peopled with women and boys who go beyond simple archetypes, setting joyful female solidarity against omnipresent conflict in a way designed to communicate with a broad demographic. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 May 2026 Hypocrisy, not rail spindles or dog poop, is top of the play’s agenda, and to poke around that subject the playwright has peopled his work with a collection of character types. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026 The paradox of this quartet of movies up for the new casting Oscar, all boldly peopled with nonprofessionals, is that this very practice has become professionalized. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026 Throughout Humphreys County and Hickman County, peopled gathered with their churches for support and comfort in the days after the tragedy. — Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025 The Master is the greatest of them all, a movie peopled by characters who are at once intensely human and also the stuff of otherworldly fables. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025

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The area is sparsely populated with private estates set atop hills or within canyons, making firefighting access difficult.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Early on, Sakurai exploits the inherent absurdity of telling a story populated by so many ludicrous characters.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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His white room represented his meticulous palette and, quite possibly, a desire for control over Lina, who inhabited it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Don told me some interesting stories about the Mokies, a civilization of cliff dwellers who long ago inhabited the area.

— Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 14 Oct. 2026

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