Synonyms of exalt

exalt

verb

ig-ˈzȯlt 

1

as in to elevate

to assign a high status or value to

popular support and media hype have exalted Super Bowl Sunday to the level of a national holiday

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in to celebrate

to proclaim the glory of

monstrous, gaudy gambling palaces that seem to exalt the very notion of excess

Synonyms & Similar Words

• celebrate
• praise
• bless
• extol
• hymn
• worship
• laud
• glorify
• magnify
• resound
• emblazon
• salute
• applaud
• commend
• idolize
• cheer
• carol
• compliment
• deify
• hail
• cite
• eulogize
• chant
• renown
• acclaim
• adore
• flatter
• rhapsodize
• recommend
• belaud
• tout
• crack up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blame
• criticize
• censure
• reprobate
• reprove
• admonish
• chide
• reprehend
• rebuke
• reproach
• reprimand
• castigate
• keelhaul
• lambaste

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exalt

From Carrie Bradshaw in her delicate Manolo Blahnik heels to the minimalist wardrobe of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, the barely-there sandals is ’90s fashion exalted. — Julia Rabinowitsch, Vogue, 16 May 2026

Meanwhile, Jupiter — exalted in Cancer — brings expansion to themes of intuition, emotional intelligence, family bonds and home life. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026

Onstage, Michael is exalted, transfigured, fully alive, with neither fear nor shame. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026

Production is either exalted or explained away. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026