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
• hero-worship
• canonize
• revere
• adulate
• dote (on)
• regard
• prefer
• appreciate
• venerate
• cherish
• respect
• treasure
• prize
• value
• favor
• endorse
• esteem
• approve
• indorse
• 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
• extoll
• 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
• heighten
• romanticize
• intensify
• laud
• extol
• sanitize
• sugarcoat
• extoll
• acclaim

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples of deify in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

She has, like many pop stars, been deified to the point of Veladoras hawked by candle companies, her beatific visage and unfailingly sick fits replacing the benevolent gaze and gently draped robe of La Virgen. —Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, Pitchfork, 26 Sep. 2023

Posthumously, by the intervention of his father, he was deified and placed among the stars. —Teju Cole, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023

By the end of the 18th century, he was properly deified. —Time, 16 Aug. 2023

Today, of course, the political wing once most likely to deify the FBI wants to defund it. —Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 July 2023