Synonyms and Antonyms of deify
1
to love or admire too much
- materialistic people who deify money
appreciate, cherish, esteem, prize, treasure, value
fancy, favor, like, prefer
regard
hallow, respect, revere, venerate
approve, endorse (also indorse), support
abhor, abominate, despise, detest, disdain, dislike, hate, loathe
belittle, deprecate, disparage, misprize, put down
2
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
- some ancient pagans deified such objects of nature as trees and rivers
admire, honor, love, regard, respect
apotheosize, canonize, dignify, exalt, lionize, magnify
extol (also extoll), laud, praise
delight, gratify, please, satisfy
blaspheme, desecrate, profane, violate
affront, dishonor, disrespect, insult, offend, outrage, pique, ridicule, scorn, slight
displease
defame, disparage, libel, malign, slander, slur, smear
3
to assign a high status or value to
- the sense of entitlement felt by athletes who have been deified all their lives
aggrandize, canonize, dignify, elevate, ennoble, enshrine, ensky, enthrone, exalt, glorify, magnify
boost, lift, promote, raise, upgrade, uplift
heighten, intensify
idealize, romanticize, sanitize, sugarcoat
acclaim, extol (also extoll), honor, laud, praise
