Synonyms of canonize

canonize

verb

1

as in to adore

to love or admire too much

a singing star so canonized by his fans that they refuse to believe anything bad about him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adore
• worship
• idolize
• deify
• like
• adulate
• revere
• hero-worship
• venerate
• dote (on)
• regard
• prefer
• value
• cherish
• respect
• appreciate
• treasure
• favor
• approve
• endorse
• esteem
• prize
• fancy
• hallow
• indorse
• support

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hate
• despise
• dislike
• loathe
• abhor
• detest
• disdain
• disparage
• deprecate
• belittle
• abominate
• put down
• misprize

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• hate
• despise
• dislike
• loathe
• abhor
• detest
• disdain
• disparage
• deprecate
• belittle
• abominate
• put down
• misprize

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2

as in to elevate

to assign a high status or value to

those movie buffs who have canonized Alfred Hitchcock as filmdom's preeminent director

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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