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

Close to 10,000 fans who plunked down $10 a ticket on Saturday to essentially witness a glorified practice at the Sixers’ home arena went wild for James' debut. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

The glorified scrimmages were supposed to be over for Georgia. — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026

That instinct extends to Channing and Wiest, whose kooky reprisals could have amounted to a pair of glorified cameos here. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

Most of the teams at the top barely broke a sweat, playing what amounted to glorified scrimmages. — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

And being 0-2 entering their final glorified scrimmage against Seattle on Friday at Arrowhead Stadium says little to nothing at all about where this team is going. — Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026

The garage shouldn't serve as a glorified pantry, either, Bernal adds. — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 9 July 2026

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

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

Verb

For Gone With the Wind, the industry glorified an imagined past; for Barbie, Hollywood toasted an imagined future. — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026

In the Middle East, where gods were born, where narratives were sacred and the books in which they were inscribed considered sacramental, the ancient narratives are glorified again. — Robert Stone, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Elon Musk, once glorified as a technological genius, has come under fire for making bigoted and antisemitic comments. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Mechanical, electrical, aerospace and industrial engineering have not been glorified as sexy disciplines. — Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Awards shows for comedians are often glorified roasts with lots of zingers and one-liners. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026

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