Synonyms of dignify

dignify

verb

ˈdig-nə-ˌfī 

as in to elevate

to assign a high status or value to

our graduation ceremony was dignified by a visit from the mayor

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dignify

This deeply affecting memoir, which is strung like a wire between the alienation of the assembly line and the dignifying promise of literature, documents his experience. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

By dignifying the attack with a detailed defense, Altman validated Anthropic as a legitimate threat and came across as defensive doing it. — Allen Adamson, Forbes.com, 10 Feb. 2026

He’s additionally dignified by his smart girlfriend, Murka (Anna Guliayeva), who has a level head, mad hacker skills and tattoos. — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026

The recognizing states will have to step up, too, by making their security guarantees concrete and by helping shape a Palestinian state that does not threaten its neighbors and dignifies its people by providing functioning institutions and proper services. — Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025