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

From the beginning of his presidency, Putin had defined Russia in heroic terms, glorifying himself as the leader who restored it to its proper status as a respected great power. — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026

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