Synonyms of eulogize

eulogize

verb

as in to honor

to say or write good things about (someone or something)

He was eulogized at his funeral as a great actor and a good friend.

Related Words

• honor
• praise
• hail
• salute
• exalt
• extol
• laud
• glorify
• promote
• elevate
• forward
• upgrade
• improve
• celebrate
• commend
• advance
• knight
• further
• raise
• lift
• congratulate
• uplift
• cite
• applaud
• heighten
• aggrandize
• decorate
• boost
• compliment
• ennoble
• commission
• acclaim

Dissimilar Words

• humble
• humiliate
• demean
• shame
• dishonor
• dismiss
• remove
• disgrace
• take down
• overthrow
• impeach
• depose
• condemn
• expel
• oust
• denounce
• unseat
• mortify
• dethrone
• reduce
• censure
• damn
• unmake
• degrade
• lower
• downgrade
• reprobate
• demote
• abase

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of eulogize

O’Brien isn’t eulogizing the format. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026

When Wilson died last summer, he was widely eulogized as one of the great visionary artists of our time, and his requisite for altered perception has only since flourished. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026

The Academy Award winner, who appeared in over 70 films throughout his storied career, was eulogized at his funeral by President Ronald Reagan. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

These are the shabby, vertiginous streets that Nobel Laureate author Orhan Pamuk eulogized in The Museum of Innocence, set in the 1970s, and until very recently the district had scarcely changed at all. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026