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hero-worship

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of hero-worship

1 to love or admire too much

  • people who hero-worship celebrities are setting themselves up for disappointment
Synonyms of hero-worship

adore, adulate, canonize, deify, dote (on), idolize, worship
Words Related to hero-worship

appreciate, cherish, esteem, prize, treasure, value

fancy, favor, like, prefer

regard

hallow, respect, revere, venerate

approve, endorse (also indorse), support
Near Antonyms of hero-worship

abhor, abominate, despise, detest, disdain, dislike, hate, loathe

belittle, deprecate, disparage, misprize, put down

2 to praise too much

  • a golfing pro who is hero-worshipped by hordes of weekend duffers
Synonyms of hero-worship

adulate, belaud, blarney, butter up, flatter, honey, massage, overpraise, puff, soft-soap, stroke
Words Related to hero-worship

blandish, cajole, coax, sweet-talk, wheedle

fawn, kowtow, suck (up to), toady

idolize, worship

eulogize, extol (also extoll), laud, praise

applaud, commend, compliment

congratulate, felicitate

drool, gush, slaver, slobber

endear, ingratiate

court, romance, woo
Near Antonyms of hero-worship

bad-mouth, belittle, decry, depreciate, disparage, put down

hero worship

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of hero worship

excessive admiration of or devotion to a person

  • once the object of uncritical hero worship, the aging quarterback now faces the derision of his team's fickle fans
Synonyms of hero worship

adulation, deification, idolatry, idolization, worship, worshipping (also worshiping)
Words Related to hero worship

adoration, deference, glorification, reverence, veneration

idealization, romanticization

affection, fancy, favor, fondness, like, liking, love

appreciation, esteem, regard, respect

approval
Near Antonyms of hero worship

condemnation, disapproval, disfavor, dislike, dismissal, disregard, hatred, loathing, scorn

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