Synonyms of glories

glories 1 of 2

noun

plural of glory

1

as in accolades

public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement

the theater director gave the stage crew all the glory for the successful production

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accolades
• honors
• applauses
• acclaim
• praises
• credits
• distinctions
• fames
• laurels
• lauds
• bays
• homages
• suns
• ovations
• kudos
• props
• tributes
• commendations
• réclames
• rhapsodies
• celebrities
• panegyrics
• eulogies
• compliments
• toasts
• encomiums
• exaltations
• acclamations
• plaudits
• reputes
• recommendations
• glorifications
• raves
• renowns
• elevations
• citations
• kudos
• notes
• enthronements
• enshrinements

2

as in treasures

an asset that brings praise or renown

the new art museum has become the glory of the college campus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• treasures
• jewels
• trophies
• honors
• highlights
• attractions
• prides
• boasts
• crown jewels
• excellences
• features
• virtues
• credits
• feathers in one's cap
• values
• merits
• showpieces
• distinctions
• pièces de résistance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defects
• disgraces
• blemishes
• stains
• blots
• stigmas
• horrors
• shames
• smudges
• slurs
• dishonors
• eyesores
• frights
• messes
• smirches

3

as in aureoles

an artistic rendering of radiant light around the head or body of a sacred personage

an altarpiece depicting God seated on His throne and bathed in celestial glory

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aureoles
• halos
• auras
• starbursts
• coronas
• nimbi
• sunbursts

glories

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of glory

as in delights

to feel or express joy or triumph

the whole city gloried in the home team's winning of the World Series

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delights
• joys
• triumphs
• exults
• rejoices
• brags
• crows
• jubilates
• exuberates
• kvells
• gloats
• boasts
• kicks up one's heels
• swells
• preens
• flaunts
• parades
• struts
• swaggers
• shows off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regrets
• laments
• grieves
• weeps
• bewails
• bemoans

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of glories

Noun

The showstopper was a two-and-a-half-pound horsehair crab, one of the glories of Hokkaido's coastal waters, presented whole and then steamed and shelled. —Alex Halberstadt, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026

And if the hypotheticals are not enough to dissuade, history is littered with teams trading away their future for immediate glories, seeing their plans implode, and being left with a ruinous future that becomes a hopeless present while another team reaps the benefits. —Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026

Thwarted and truncated directorial careers are among the depressing glories of the art of movies. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026

His joy to witness and contribute to its glories. —Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026

Yates also agreed that the Chinese see a blueprint for their future in their past glories. —Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026

Multiverses and numerous Disney+ TV shows have made the MCU rather more unwieldy in the interim, but hopes are high that this fifth outing for Earth's Mightiest Heroes can restore the record-breaking franchise to past glories. —Richard Edwards, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2025

The film tackles the challenge of making choices and the eventual reconciliation with the costs and glories of those decisions later in life. —Robert Lang, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2025

After spending years mostly directing his own projects, usually to middling reviews, Clooney has recently turned in a couple of performances that felt like pale facsimiles of former glories, in the rom-com Ticket to Paradise and the action-thriller Wolfs. —David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2025