Synonyms of aggrandized

aggrandized

verb

past tense of aggrandize

1

as in elevated

to assign a high status or value to

a movie that aggrandizes the bad guys and makes the cops look like dopes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• elevated
• promoted
• ennobled
• exalted
• lifted
• magnified
• deified
• dignified
• enshrined
• enthroned
• canonized
• glorified
• upgraded
• boosted
• heightened
• honored
• uplifted
• praised
• raised
• intensified
• idealized
• enskied
• romanticized
• sanitized
• acclaimed
• extolled
• lauded
• sugarcoated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humiliated
• degraded
• humbled
• minimized
• demeaned
• disparaged
• depreciated
• abased
• decried
• belittled
• detracted

2

as in increased

to make greater in size, amount, or number

a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increased
• expanded
• accelerated
• augmented
• boosted
• multiplied
• extended
• enhanced
• raised
• enlarged
• amplified
• reinforced
• swelled
• intensified
• compounded
• hyped
• escalated
• strengthened
• added (to)
• stoked
• maximized
• upped
• supersized
• built up
• inflated
• pumped up
• supplemented
• heightened
• prolonged
• skyrocketed
• distended
• lengthened
• elongated
• developed
• boomed
• spiked
• magnified
• stretched
• protracted
• jumped
• dilated
• complemented
• bumped (up)
• reenforced
• accumulated
• drew out
• fleshed (out)
• ratcheted (up)
• blew up
• collected
• amassed
• parlayed
• beefed (up)
• followed up
• racheted (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reduced
• diminished
• decreased
• lessened
• lowered
• downsized
• dwindled
• shortened
• abated
• curtailed
• subtracted (from)
• abbreviated
• abridged
• compressed
• contracted
• condensed
• constricted
• minified
• de-escalated
• cut back
• retrenched