Synonyms of ennoble

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ennoble

Work for human beings, then, is necessary and even ennobling. — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 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

At number 38, the extraordinary Hôtel Maurel de Pontèves—built by one Pierre Maurel, a cloth trader who was ennobled and became provincial treasurer, is worth a closer look. — Kate Maxwell, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2022