Synonyms of exaltation

exaltation

noun

1

as in glorification

the act of raising someone or something in importance

He criticized our society's exaltation of wealth.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glorification
• aggrandizement
• ennoblement
• promotion
• creation
• enthronement
• praise
• magnification
• elevation
• preferment
• enshrinement
• acclamation
• rise
• advancement
• rhapsody
• distinction
• panegyric
• ovation
• plaudit
• encomium
• preference
• tribute
• eulogy
• ascent
• rave
• toast
• acclaim
• compliment
• recommendation
• applause
• laud
• homage
• sun
• commendation
• credit
• honor
• kudos
• laurels
• accolade
• upgrading
• réclame
• bay(s)
• props
• upgrade
• kudo

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• removal
• dismissal
• suspension
• discharge
• expulsion
• impeachment
• overthrow
• deposition
• ouster
• dethronement
• fall
• downfall
• reduction
• degradation
• unmaking
• unseating
• abasement
• demotion
• downgrade
• comedown
• disrating

2

as in joy

a strong sense of well-being, power, or importance

Until that moment, I'd never experienced anything like the exaltation of winning the championship.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joy
• pleasure
• joyfulness
• delight
• happiness
• bliss
• joyousness
• blessedness
• ecstasy
• blissfulness
• gladness
• felicity
• enchantment
• reverie
• trance
• fervor
• inspiration
• madness
• jubilation
• frenzy
• exuberance
• gayety
• cheerfulness
• glee
• elation
• rapture
• intoxication
• euphoria
• gaiety
• exhilaration
• heaven
• jubilance
• passion
• gleefulness
• high
• rhapsody
• lightheartedness
• transport
• paradise
• seventh heaven
• cheer
• swoon
• cloud nine
• elatedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misery
• sadness
• unhappiness
• wretchedness
• woe
• despair
• melancholy
• dejection
• gloom
• desolation
• blues
• despondency
• dreariness
• depression
• dumps
• doldrums
• heartsickness
• gloominess
• disheartenment
• forlornness
• downheartedness
• disconsolateness
• dispiritedness
• mopes

Examples of exaltation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dated using the innovative technique of mud wasp nest analysis, this discovery not only cements the Kimberley's exaltation in the annals of prehistoric art but also teases with the promise of future revelations about early human creativity. —Paul Jebara, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024

By that time, Taylor had experienced and endured, in a few whirlwind years, a lifetime of joy and heartbreak, exaltation and calamity. —Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 31 July 2024

This impersonal exaltation of heroic exploits leaves an unexplored dilemma at the foundation of the film. —Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 July 2024

As fans raised their arms in exaltation, the Hollywood actors' crumpled under the emotion. —Jennifer McClellan, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024