GLAMOUR (UP) Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

glamour (up)

verb

Definition of glamour (up)

as in to idealize

to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant a movie that does its best to glamour up the field of archaeology

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Women are increasingly disappointed with heterosexual relations, even as they’re captivated by romance, which so often idealizes it.

— Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026
While some look at this aesthetic as idealizing a time where women had fewer rights and independence, many trad wives do not think their roles are degrading.

— Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of idealize

Verb

This unit has plenty of opportunities to gel by November, when the schedule softens a bit before a potential playoff push.

— Zak Keefer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
But while anti-immigrant, pro-Russian parties have made inroads across the continent in recent years, there have also been notable reversals, and some have softened their views to build coalitions with moderates.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of soften

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Beyond post-pandemic freedom, the recent rave explosion can also be credited to BRAT, Charli XCX’s 2024 album that glamorized raving as an It Girl activity.

— Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026
The film neither glamorizes nor indicts Solanas, who Taylor humanizes without softening or sentimentalizing her.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 June 2026

Definition of glamorize

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That is not to romanticize the post-9/11 era; there were failures and ugliness too.

— Steven Fulop, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
The 1930 release included contributions from Warren and Ransom among others who would later distance themselves from a racist and romanticized view of the rural South held by many agrarians.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of romanticize

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