Synonyms and Antonyms of glorified
1
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
aggrandized, canonized, deified, dignified, elevated, ennobled, enshrined, enskied, enthroned, exalted, magnified
boosted, lifted, promoted, raised, upgraded, uplifted
heightened, intensified
idealized, romanticized, sanitized, sugarcoated
acclaimed, extolled, honored, lauded, praised
2
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
- let us now glorify the Lord
admired, honored, loved, regarded, respected
apotheosized, canonized, dignified, exalted, lionized, magnified
extolled, lauded, praised
delighted, gratified, pleased, satisfied
blasphemed, desecrated, profaned, violated
affronted, dishonored, disrespected, insulted, offended, outraged, piqued, ridiculed, scorned, slighted
displeased
defamed, disparaged, libeled (or libelled), maligned, slandered, slurred, smeared
3
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively
- fond parents who glorify everything that their precious offspring do
acclaimed, applauded, extolled, lauded, magnified
commended, complimented, eulogized
advanced, advertised, announced, blared, blazed, blazoned, boosted, heralded, offered, plugged, promoted, publicized
asserted, averred, claimed, declared, laid down, made out, proclaimed, pronounced
4
to proclaim the glory of
- the hillsides ablaze in red and gold silently glorify New England in the fall
blessed (also blest), caroled (or carolled), celebrated, emblazoned, exalted, extolled, hymned, lauded, magnified, praised, resounded
adored, belauded, deified, idolized, worshipped (also worshiped)
acclaimed, applauded, commended, complimented, hailed, renowned, saluted
chanted, cheered, eulogized, rhapsodized
cited
flattered
cracked up, recommended, touted
blamed, censured, reprehended, reprobated
criticized, reproved
admonished, chid (or chided), keelhauled, rebuked, reprimanded, reproached
castigated, lambasted
5
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
heroicized, heroized
euphemized, poeticized, softened, sweetened
adulated, canonized, deified, idolized
aggrandized, dignified, ennobled, enshrined, enthroned, magnified
