Synonyms of glorify

glorify

verb

ˈglȯr-ə-ˌfī 

1

as in to elevate

to assign a high status or value to

a number of big names were recruited in the hopes that their presence would glorify the university's school of medicine in the eyes of the medical world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• elevate
• promote
• exalt
• ennoble
• lift
• dignify
• aggrandize
• magnify
• deify
• enthrone
• enshrine
• canonize
• honor
• praise
• upgrade
• raise
• uplift
• heighten
• boost
• ensky
• intensify
• idealize
• romanticize
• extol
• sugarcoat
• laud
• sanitize
• acclaim

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humble
• humiliate
• degrade
• demean
• minimize
• detract
• disparage
• belittle
• decry
• depreciate
• abase

2

as in to venerate

to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power

let us now glorify the Lord

Synonyms & Similar Words

• venerate
• worship
• revere
• reverence
• honor
• praise
• admire
• adore
• deify
• love
• respect
• exalt
• dignify
• regard
• extol
• please
• lionize
• magnify
• laud
• apotheosize
• canonize
• gratify
• delight
• satisfy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• violate
• desecrate
• blaspheme
• offend
• insult
• ridicule
• dishonor
• profane
• scorn
• outrage
• slight
• displease
• disparage
• disrespect
• defame
• libel
• affront
• smear
• slander
• pique
• malign
• slur

3

as in to advertise

to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively

fond parents who glorify everything that their precious offspring do

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advertise
• promote
• announce
• commend
• acclaim
• tout
• trumpet
• crack up
• extol
• cry up
• applaud
• laud
• blow up
• tub-thump
• proclaim
• offer
• eulogize
• compliment
• magnify
• ballyhoo
• publicize
• pronounce
• declare
• blare
• herald
• claim
• assert
• plug
• blaze
• blazon
• boost
• aver
• advance
• make out
• lay down

4

as in to celebrate

to proclaim the glory of

the hillsides ablaze in red and gold silently glorify New England in the fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• celebrate
• praise
• bless
• exalt
• extol
• hymn
• worship
• laud
• salute
• applaud
• magnify
• resound
• emblazon
• idolize
• commend
• carol
• cheer
• compliment
• eulogize
• chant
• cite
• hail
• deify
• renown
• acclaim
• adore
• rhapsodize
• recommend
• flatter
• belaud
• tout
• crack up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blame
• criticize
• censure
• reprobate
• reprove
• admonish
• chide
• reprehend
• rebuke
• reproach
• reprimand
• castigate
• keelhaul
• lambaste

5

as in to idealize

to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant

don't let the job title "team spirit coordinator" fool you—he's nothing more than a glorified college cheerleader

Synonyms & Similar Words

• idealize
• glamorize
• idolize
• romanticize
• soften
• glamour (up)
• heroicize
• poeticize
• canonize
• ennoble
• sweeten
• dignify
• enshrine
• enthrone
• aggrandize
• deify
• euphemize
• heroize
• magnify
• adulate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimize
• denigrate
• disparage
• belittle
• decry
• deprecate
• deglamorize
• put down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of glorify

Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa presents Imperium, about a film commissioned by the Italian Communist Party to glorify Soviet triumph that ended up exposing its contradictions instead. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Westerns are often thought to glorify the violence and vigilantism of the 19th-century towns on the expanding American border. — David Faris, TheWeek, 21 Aug. 2026

Ultimately, glorifying sleep deprivation is counterproductive; prioritizing sleep is key for career longevity and productivity, while chronic insomnia leads to impaired judgment and hinders professional growth. — Mena Mirhom, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Homer’s poem never depicts the horse and the sacking of Troy in direct action; the city’s fall is recollected only in the form of stories that glorify Greece’s soldiers. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026