HERO-WORSHIPPING Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

hero-worshipping

verb

variants also hero-worshiping

present participle of hero-worship

as in adoring

to love or admire too much people who hero-worship celebrities are setting themselves up for disappointment

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as in praising

to praise too much a golfing pro who is hero-worshipped by hordes of weekend duffers

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The evening was a fitting toast to the shoe maestro, who celebrated his past, present and future alongside an adoring Milan Fashion Week crowd and influential actresses and models, including Naomi Watts.

— Katie Abel, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
One of the most notable moments — and the scene apparently being filmed — was a sequence of shots showing the three bandmembers running away from swarps of adoring fans.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of adoring

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In Rubin’s case, that amounted to a single video of him speaking at the event, while Ventura posted nearly two dozen times praising Hilton or attacking Becerra.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Rather than rebut them, Paxton uses footage of his daughter Mattie Hayworth praising him as a fighter for family values and role model for his grandchildren.

— Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of praising

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These objects can shed light on how people were worshiping at the time, with gifts often offered in exchange for divine assistance.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Shankara advises that worshipping gods with names and stories through devotional rituals and sacred images (murtis) is an acceptable step for some people on the path toward a more philosophical understanding of an all-pervasive ultimate reality.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of worshipping

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Guests have reported footsteps in the attic, the feeling of someone stroking their face, a shower rode repeatedly flying off the wall and loud noises from outside the front door when no one is there.

— Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
There was only one other visitor, another mother stroking another small head.

— Fran Moreland Johns, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026

Definition of stroking

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In between posts promoting her events, Campbell Ortiz frequently posted about her children, congratulating one daughter for graduating high school and wishing one son happy birthday and cheering on his basketball team.

— Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026
Try sending a useful article, congratulating a client on a milestone, sharing an industry development or simply checking in periodically.

— Peter Burns, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of congratulating

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Billboard also has an exclusive behind-the-scenes video of Jung Kook posing for the campaign, showing off his silky dance moves and applauding at the end of a successful shoot.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026
Delegates could be heard applauding inside the board room as the resolution was adopted ending the investigation after almost two decades.

— Stephanie Liechtenstein, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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