as in worships
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
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as in adores
to love or admire too much
people who hero-worship celebrities are setting themselves up for disappointment
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as in praises
to praise too much
a golfing pro who is hero-worshipped by hordes of weekend duffers
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hero worships
Verb
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Clara adores them, and rightly so.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
22 Oct. 2025 -
Willow is an 11-week-old cockapoo puppy—a mix between a cocker spaniel and miniature poodle—living in the United Kingdom with an owner who utterly adores her.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Olivia Rutigliano praises Guillermo Del Toro’s new adaptation of Frankenstein.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Nov. 2025
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Centini praises the energy of the new generation of Italian filmmakers.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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Will these two oddballs, thrust together by a dental emergency on a night that commends peace on Earth and goodwill toward men, maintain a friendship?—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Broncos head coach Sean Payton regularly commends Lazzaro’s work, both in terms of on-field data and research, and also in the scouting and draft realms.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
15 Aug. 2025
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At the tip meeting, Sandy congratulates the interior team and, in so many gentle words, tells the deck team to do better.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2025
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Head coach Deion Sanders of the Colorado Buffaloes congratulates players after a first half scoring drive against the Delaware Fightin Blue Hens at Folsom Field on September 6, 2025 in Boulder, Colorado.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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The crowd applauds for 13 seconds both at the intense, almost Chris Farley–esque yell itself and the absurdity of Maron’s desire to be a manly coward.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2025
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But there are clearly no hard feelings, as the three actresses hug and marvel while the crowd applauds.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Sep. 2025
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Henry brushes it off as a nightmare; after Bug moves on, Beauchamp strokes the medallion and sings himself to sleep.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
22 Aug. 2025
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In the town’s maternity ward, the only functioning facility of its kind for miles, Taisiya strokes Assol, her daughter born Sunday into a world where suddenly the risks of being in Sloviansk have multiplied.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
11 Aug. 2025
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And that scoreline probably flatters the Rams, who looked flat from the jump.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
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There is nothing like a flop, because a flop flatters us.—
Will Leitch,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Hero worships.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hero%20worships. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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