Synonyms of enthrone

enthrone

verb

in-ˈthrōn 

as in to elevate

to assign a high status or value to

the literary world has enthroned Shakespeare for so long that his preeminence among writers seems unassailable

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enthrone

In her 2018 opening sermon as Bishop of London, Mullally told the congregation that 105 years ago, suffragettes tried to detonate a bomb under the seat on which she been enthroned moments earlier. — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025

The Top 8 will be cut to four, then two, and the top influencer will be enthroned. — Bryan West, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025

He was enthroned in 2021 as the third bishop of the Melbourne Eparchy. — Katie Primm, NBC news, 9 May 2025

Khan’s populist and polarizing bid to regain power has been dealt a huge, most likely fatal blow by the institution that once enthroned Khan. — Aqil Shah, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2023