Synonyms of glorifying

glorifying 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in worshipping

Related Words

• worshipping
• reverent
• reverential
• worshipful
• deifying
• venerating
• idolizing
• adoring
• hagiographic
• loving
• adulatory
• affectionate
• respectful
• deferential
• fond
• approving
• appreciative

Dissimilar Words

• hateful
• contemptuous
• scornful
• disapproving
• condemning
• loathing

2

as in exalting

Related Words

• exalting
• canonizing
• enshrining
• testimonial
• dedicatory
• epitaphic
• memorial
• commemorating
• commemorative
• honorary
• memorializing
• epitaphial

glorifying

2 of 2

verb

present participle of glorify

1

as in elevating

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

• elevating
• promoting
• exalting
• lifting
• deifying
• aggrandizing
• dignifying
• enthroning
• enshrining
• canonizing
• ennobling
• praising
• honoring
• magnifying
• upgrading
• raising
• uplifting
• boosting
• heightening
• enskying
• romanticizing
• intensifying
• idealizing
• extolling
• acclaiming
• lauding
• sugarcoating
• sanitizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• degrading
• humiliating
• humbling
• minimizing
• demeaning
• belittling
• disparaging
• decrying
• detracting
• depreciating
• abasing

2

as in venerating

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

let us now glorify the Lord

Synonyms & Similar Words

• venerating
• worshipping
• revering
• reverencing
• praising
• honoring
• admiring
• deifying
• respecting
• adoring
• loving
• exalting
• regarding
• extolling
• dignifying
• lauding
• lionizing
• pleasing
• canonizing
• delighting
• magnifying
• gratifying
• apotheosizing
• satisfying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• violating
• desecrating
• insulting
• blaspheming
• ridiculing
• dishonoring
• profaning
• offending
• scorning
• disrespecting
• slighting
• outraging
• displeasing
• disparaging
• slandering
• affronting
• smearing
• defaming
• maligning
• slurring
• piquing
• libeling

3

as in acclaiming

to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively

fond parents who glorify everything that their precious offspring do

Synonyms & Similar Words

• acclaiming
• announcing
• promoting
• advertising
• trumpeting
• commending
• touting
• extolling
• ballyhooing
• lauding
• applauding
• offering
• tub-thumping
• eulogizing
• complimenting
• proclaiming
• cracking up
• blowing up
• crying up
• publicizing
• pronouncing
• magnifying
• claiming
• heralding
• declaring
• blaring
• plugging
• blazing
• asserting
• advancing
• boosting
• averring
• blazoning
• laying down
• making out

4

as in praising

to proclaim the glory of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• praising
• celebrating
• blessing
• hymning
• extolling
• exalting
• worshipping
• lauding
• saluting
• applauding
• emblazoning
• commending
• idolizing
• cheering
• resounding
• magnifying
• complimenting
• hailing
• chanting
• acclaiming
• caroling
• eulogizing
• citing
• deifying
• rhapsodizing
• adoring
• recommending
• belauding
• flattering
• renowning
• touting
• cracking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blaming
• criticizing
• censuring
• admonishing
• reproving
• chiding
• rebuking
• reprobating
• reprimanding
• reproaching
• reprehending
• castigating
• lambasting
• keelhauling

5

as in idealizing

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

• idealizing
• glamorizing
• romanticizing
• idolizing
• softening
• heroicizing
• poeticizing
• canonizing
• glamouring (up)
• sweetening
• dignifying
• deifying
• enshrining
• ennobling
• enthroning
• aggrandizing
• heroizing
• euphemizing
• adulating
• magnifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimizing
• denigrating
• belittling
• decrying
• disparaging
• deglamorizing
• deprecating
• putting down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of glorifying

Verb

Our purpose in glorifying Him – our responsiveness to Him – is as God-impelled and empowered as is His responsibility to us. — Judith Hardy Olson, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2026

Ultimately, glorifying sleep deprivation is counterproductive; prioritizing sleep is key for career longevity and productivity, while chronic insomnia leads to impaired judgment and hinders professional growth. — Mena Mirhom, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Most, in fact, had been glorifying God for years, at church or at home or at soccer matches. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 23 June 2026

Huxley might easily have written a simpler novel glorifying intellectuals while mocking Stoyte’s greed and indifference to suffering. — Literary Hub, 21 May 2026

Since 2024, model specifications do not block the chatbot from engaging in conversations glorifying violence. — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026

The streets of Tehran were lined up with large Iranian flags and giant billboards glorifying the country's leaders and military achievements. — ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026

The shooter’s French-speaking sidekick, Iris, performed with biting brilliance by Julie Helga, addresses him as a friend, but the creators have gone out of their way to avoid glorifying him or his nihilistic destruction. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026

The Instagram post Robinson refers to in his lawsuit accused him of glorifying terrorism and praising Hamas. — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026