Synonyms of deify

deify

verb

ˈdē-ə-ˌfī 

1

as in to adore

to love or admire too much

materialistic people who deify money

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in to venerate

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

some ancient pagans deified such objects of nature as trees and rivers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in to elevate

to assign a high status or value to

the sense of entitlement felt by athletes who have been deified all their lives

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deify

As a consequence, people, still possessed by religious longings, tend to deify the country. — Ha Jin july 28, Literary Hub, 28 July 2025

Giuliani was pretty unpopular by the end of his second term and then 9/11 happened and he was deified. — Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025

While the titan from Krypton can often seem stoic and deified, Corenswet's Kal-El can be quite passionate about his views and express them loudly. — EW.com, 10 June 2025

His resume speaks for itself — no need for the on-air cast to go overboard in deifying him. — Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025