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

This has been an awesome showcase of American community, with our own USMNT support and other countries’ diasporas springing up exalting watch parties all over the place. — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 19 July 2026

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