ENNOBLE Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

ennoble

verb

i-ˈnō-bəl

as in to elevate

to assign a high status or value to the heroic actions of firefighters during the terrorist attack did much to ennoble the profession of fire fighting in the public mind

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Recent Examples of ennoble Homer himself uses natural metaphors to ennoble violent human actors: Achilles is a wildfire sweeping across the Trojan plain. —

Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025 Instead, this publication has hummed with creative, ennobling intellectual tension and debate. —

Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 10 Apr. 2025 Its main focus is ennobling the essence of lava as a driving force for innovation in a contemporary age, as well as celebrating its centuries-old Neapolitan craftsmanship that has led to the creation of scenographic spaces, settings and projects. —

Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025 Foster soon won the Pritzker and was ennobled. —

Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ennoble

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What coaches do is acquire and elevate the players who have the cultural traits the team needs.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Shopping traffic on Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book — two websites owned by Cox — was elevated compared with a fourth‑quarter baseline, according to a company report.

— Carlie Procell, USA Today, 9 May 2026