diversified

adjective

di·​ver·​si·​fied də-ˈvər-sə-ˌfīd 

dī-

1

a

: composed of distinct or unlike elements or qualities

a diversified [=diverse] student body

cities with more diversified economies

No other North American raptor … occupies a range so diversified in character, both as to climate and terrain.

—Frank Lyman Beebe et al.

b

: of, relating to, or involving varied operations or products

diversified farming/agriculture

… a diversified conglomerate with interests in pulp and paper, machinery and electronics, and construction materials.

—Stewart Pinkerton

… offered diversified services like credit-card lending, mortgage banking and real estate development.

—Time

He said that studios should push for a more diversified business model, so they won't live or die based on the success of one [video] game.

—Brian Gaar

2

: balanced defensively by having funds divided among varied securities

Investors, if they are well advised, will have broadly diversified portfolios.

—Robert Charles Clark

Examples of diversified in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And the consensus is the impact will be limited, especially as a diversified Imax is likely to more than cope with local language movies on its screens in China. —Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025

Do remain diversified, the only free lunch in investing. —James Berman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025

Fox executives would scoff at the comparison, since Fox Corp is a diversified media company (with sports and other assets) and Fox News is ten times as popular as Newsmax in the daily rating race. —Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025

My own global, diversified portfolio is up slightly in 2025, much like the Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 Fund, which has risen 1 percent in 2025, according to FactSet. —Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of diversify

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for diversified

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• declassified
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