Synonyms of glorified

glorified 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in revered

Related Words

• revered
• adored
• venerated
• worshipped
• enshrined
• consecrated
• sanctified
• blessed
• holy
• hallowed
• sacral
• sacrosanct
• ritual
• ceremonial
• sacramental
• spiritual
• priestly
• liturgical
• sacred
• consecrate
• religious
• biblical
• scriptural

Dissimilar Words

• unconsecrated
• unhallowed
• deconsecrated
• earthly
• desacralized
• secular
• mundane
• temporal
• worldly
• unspiritual
• nonreligious
• profane

2

as in exalted

Related Words

• exalted
• worthy
• sublime
• ennobled
• magnanimous
• elevated
• lordly
• chivalrous
• heroic
• noble
• great
• venerable
• valiant
• lofty
• big
• honorable
• gallant
• high
• high-minded
• princely
• natural
• greathearted
• knightly
• regal
• inspiring
• moving
• magnificent
• uplifting
• majestic
• numinous
• august

Dissimilar Words

• degraded
• debased
• degenerate
• low
• ignoble
• wretched
• base
• vile
• sordid
• squalid
• ugly
• detestable
• abominable
• contemptible
• vicious
• repulsive
• offensive
• despicable
• hateful
• little
• dirty
• lousy
• mean
• narrow
• sorry
• dastardly
• humiliating
• crude
• ignominious
• degrading
• vulgar
• coarse
• discreditable
• small-minded

glorified

2 of 2

verb

past tense of glorify

1

as in elevated

to assign a high status or value to

a number of big names were recruited in the hopes that their presence would glorify the university's school of medicine in the eyes of the medical world

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in venerated

to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power

let us now glorify the Lord

Synonyms & Similar Words

• venerated
• worshipped
• revered
• reverenced
• deified
• praised
• honored
• adored
• admired
• loved
• respected
• regarded
• exalted
• extolled
• canonized
• dignified
• apotheosized
• lauded
• lionized
• pleased
• magnified
• gratified
• satisfied
• delighted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• violated
• desecrated
• ridiculed
• insulted
• scorned
• dishonored
• offended
• profaned
• outraged
• blasphemed
• slighted
• piqued
• affronted
• displeased
• maligned
• smeared
• disparaged
• slandered
• disrespected
• defamed
• slurred
• libeled

3

as in advertised

to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively

fond parents who glorify everything that their precious offspring do

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advertised
• trumpeted
• announced
• promoted
• acclaimed
• touted
• ballyhooed
• cracked up
• commended
• extolled
• tub-thumped
• offered
• lauded
• blew up
• cried up
• eulogized
• applauded
• proclaimed
• complimented
• pronounced
• magnified
• publicized
• heralded
• declared
• claimed
• plugged
• blared
• asserted
• blazoned
• blazed
• averred
• boosted
• laid down
• advanced
• made out

4

as in praised

to proclaim the glory of

the hillsides ablaze in red and gold silently glorify New England in the fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

5

as in idealized

to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant

don't let the job title "team spirit coordinator" fool you—he's nothing more than a glorified college cheerleader

Synonyms & Similar Words

• idealized
• glamorized
• idolized
• romanticized
• softened
• heroicized
• canonized
• glamoured (up)
• poeticized
• sweetened
• enshrined
• enthroned
• ennobled
• deified
• euphemized
• heroized
• dignified
• aggrandized
• magnified
• adulated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimized
• denigrated
• decried
• disparaged
• belittled
• deglamorized
• put down
• deprecated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of glorified

Adjective

Without apps, the iPhone is little more than a glorified PDA that offers less functionality than 1991’s Psion Series 3. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026

More than just a glorified search engine or a generator of video clips and novelty images, AI could fill roads with driverless trucks, create factories staffed by robots and supplant office workers, lawyers and doctors. — ABC News, 25 June 2026

In the City of Brotherly Love, Sirianni is stigmatized by the widespread perception of his limitations as an offensive strategist, and he’s often marginalized as a glorified caretaker of an operation fueled by an elite owner, rock-star GM, brilliant defensive coordinator and talent-rich roster. — Michael Silver, New York Times, 16 June 2026

Spaces range from glorified game rooms, sports bars, speakeasies and hunting lodges to poker dens, studios and places to showcase career or travel highlights. — Marni Jameson, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2026

McMahon initially worked as a glorified office manager. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026

That particular game against the Soviet Union was an easy unifier; a team comprised of amateurs playing against glorified professionals during the Cold War. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2026

The Labor Department's account on X in January posted a video that featured a slideshow of artworks depicting glorified scenes of American history. — Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2026

The Met café is a glorified cafeteria—and an overpriced one at that. — Katie James Watkinson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026

Verb

Basically, key cards are glorified versions of digital downloads. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 4 July 2026

Also scarred is Ian Sampson, a 27-year-old amateur photographer, who chipped a tooth and nearly suffocated before inhaling tear gas after a federal agent pinned him down in the same way that the Instagram post seemingly glorified. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026

However, compostable products can’t necessarily be tossed into your basic, countertop compost bins(which are effectively glorified food scrap containers, FYI). — Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026

There were projects that glorified Hungary’s military past and projects that appealed to Fidesz’s Christian nationalist cause were favored by government-friendly bodies. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026

The Kings, Preds, Mammoth ought to all be glorified cannon fodder. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026

If Andrássy Avenue glorified the Budapest of its era, Városliget is meant to glorify its future. — Joshua Levine, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026

The regime glorified one 13-year-old boy who strapped grenades to his body and threw himself under an enemy tank; his face appeared on postage stamps and banknotes. — Elan Journo, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026

The event glorified Black entrepreneurs in the way usually associated with athletes and soul music stars. — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026