Synonyms of exalts

exalts

verb

present tense third-person singular of exalt

1

as in elevates

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

• elevates
• promotes
• ennobles
• lifts
• enshrines
• enthrones
• dignifies
• deifies
• glorifies
• aggrandizes
• magnifies
• canonizes
• uplifts
• raises
• honors
• praises
• heightens
• boosts
• upgrades
• intensifies
• enskies
• idealizes
• romanticizes
• extols
• sanitizes
• lauds
• acclaims
• sugarcoats

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• degrades
• demeans
• humbles
• humiliates
• minimizes
• detracts
• belittles
• disparages
• decries
• abases
• depreciates

2

as in celebrates

to proclaim the glory of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• celebrates
• praises
• blesses
• worships
• extols
• hymns
• lauds
• resounds
• glorifies
• magnifies
• applauds
• salutes
• hails
• emblazons
• commends
• idolizes
• cheers
• cites
• deifies
• carols
• acclaims
• eulogizes
• rhapsodizes
• compliments
• adores
• chants
• flatters
• recommends
• belauds
• touts
• renowns
• cracks up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blames
• criticizes
• censures
• reproves
• chides
• admonishes
• reprobates
• rebukes
• reprehends
• reproaches
• castigates
• reprimands
• lambastes
• keelhauls

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exalts

At a time when our right to protest is under siege, this sci-fi yarn exalts the way an individual’s conviction can plant seeds of change, leading to a stronger sense of community. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026

Boyes, too, exalts the elephants like a man possessed. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026

Contrary to Mercury, the love planet exalts in this Water sign, making relationship dynamics smoother to navigate. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026

Accepting Christ, Truth – the Science of being – exalts our ability to contribute to family, community, church, and beyond. — Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Jan. 2026

The Anti-Defamation League said Blood Tribe practices Esoteric Hitlerism, a belief system that exalts Adolf Hitler as a deity, as well as Wotanism, a white supremacist variant of Norse Paganism. — Brett Barrouquerre, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2023