Synonyms of exalt

exalt 1 of 3

verb (1)

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

exalted

2 of 3

adjective

as in glorious

Related Words

• glorious
• famous
• celebrated
• honored
• renowned
• distinguished
• eminent
• famed
• illustrious
• reputable
• superior
• outstanding
• noble
• notable
• prestigious
• luminous
• noteworthy
• signal
• star
• dominant
• notorious
• bright
• redoubtable
• astral
• infamous
• preeminent
• predominant
• paramount

Dissimilar Words

• insignificant
• unimportant
• minor
• average
• inferior
• mediocre
• obscure
• unsung
• uncelebrated

exalted

3 of 3

verb (2)

past tense of exalt

1

as in elevated

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

• elevated
• promoted
• ennobled
• lifted
• enthroned
• dignified
• deified
• enshrined
• glorified
• canonized
• magnified
• aggrandized
• upgraded
• honored
• praised
• raised
• uplifted
• boosted
• heightened
• enskied
• intensified
• idealized
• extolled
• romanticized
• acclaimed
• sanitized
• lauded
• sugarcoated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humiliated
• humbled
• degraded
• minimized
• demeaned
• abased
• disparaged
• depreciated
• belittled
• decried
• detracted

2

as in praised

to proclaim the glory of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• praised
• celebrated
• blessed
• extolled
• worshipped
• hymned
• lauded
• emblazoned
• saluted
• applauded
• magnified
• resounded
• glorified
• cheered
• idolized
• hailed
• commended
• deified
• renowned
• complimented
• caroled
• acclaimed
• cited
• eulogized
• chanted
• adored
• belauded
• flattered
• rhapsodized
• recommended
• touted
• cracked up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blamed
• criticized
• censured
• reprobated
• reproved
• rebuked
• admonished
• reprehended
• reprimanded
• reproached
• castigated
• chid
• lambasted
• keelhauled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exalt

Verb

Mary’s valley of sin was exalted and Simon’s mountain of pride was made low through the love of God. — Eric Bashor, Christian Science Monitor, 13 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

Adjective

As one of the world’s great metropolises, Tokyo takes its exalted status very seriously. — Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026

While the artist’s prodigious skill offered cause for appreciation, Hodges’s exalted position can also be credited to peculiar circumstances. — Noor Anand Chawla, JSTOR Daily, 16 Apr. 2026

Verb

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