Synonyms of eulogized

eulogized

verb

past tense of eulogize

as in praised

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

• praised
• honored
• hailed
• extolled
• lauded
• saluted
• exalted
• glorified
• promoted
• elevated
• forwarded
• knighted
• upgraded
• celebrated
• commended
• furthered
• improved
• advanced
• cited
• lifted
• raised
• uplifted
• applauded
• ennobled
• congratulated
• decorated
• heightened
• acclaimed
• complimented
• commissioned
• boosted
• aggrandized

Dissimilar Words

• shamed
• dishonored
• disgraced
• humiliated
• humbled
• mortified
• demeaned
• dismissed
• removed
• denounced
• deposed
• dethroned
• took down
• expelled
• condemned
• ousted
• impeached
• overthrew
• unseated
• censured
• damned
• reduced
• reprobated
• degraded
• demoted
• lowered
• downgraded
• unmade
• abased

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of eulogized

At his father's funeral in March, Jonathan eulogized the late civil rights icon in part by recounting what an elderly Black woman who rode the bus over to pay her respects told him days prior. —Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 8 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

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

Bad Bunny eulogized Colón at a concert in São Paulo Saturday night. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2026

His passing was duly eulogized by the Reagan Foundation and the Young America's Foundation at the Reagan Ranch. —Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026

Several customers eulogized the Vietnamese eatery in comments on a Facebook post by the City of Lawrence bidding the restaurant farewell. —Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 8 Jan. 2026

Across the border, Canada’s politicians also eulogized Goodall. —Chad De Guzman, Time, 2 Oct. 2025

Ming was eulogized during the service and more pomp that comes with a traditional law enforcement funeral service was carried out including the folding and presenting of the flag that draped his casket, a 21-gun salute (seven riflemen firing three volleys), and the playing of taps. —Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2025