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

The songs glorify Russian soldiers and dehumanize Ukrainians, sometimes with ethnic slurs. — Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

National Organization for Women president Kim Villanueva described the content as often promoting women as objects and encouraging or glorifying rape culture. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

One essential reform, some observers say, is to reject parts of the official curriculum that glorify violence and ethnically or religiously based hatred. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026

From the beginning of his presidency, Putin had defined Russia in heroic terms, glorifying himself as the leader who restored it to its proper status as a respected great power. — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026