HEROIZED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

heroized

verb

past tense of heroize

as in idealized

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In these photographs, the maternal body enters spaces designed around seduction, aspiration, and idealized femininity without renouncing any of them.

— Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026
The report suggests that idealized portrayals of dating on social media may be affecting confidence and expectations, in some cases as much as or more than rejection itself.

— Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 20 July 2026

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Viral memes, in 2024 and now, have romanticized him as a popular – and incredibly attractive – man of the people who made corporate elites within the American health insurance industry afraid.

— Evan Clarkson, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
The fact that such men are in short supply, and that this romanticized myth didn’t even remotely compare with the lives such men actually lived, is of little concern to today’s masculinists.

— Michael Kimmel, Time, 15 Aug. 2026

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Beyond post-pandemic freedom, the recent rave explosion can also be credited to BRAT, Charli XCX’s 2024 album that glamorized raving as an It Girl activity.

— Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026
The plot is high-class soap opera, offered at a time when most composers were avoiding any subject that glamorized the bourgeoisie.

— Russell Platt, New Yorker, 20 May 2026

Definition of glamorized

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The hosts are still getting used to receiving a heightened level of attention, to being idolized by both the general nerd and Black nerd communities.

— Daniel Strauss, Vanity Fair, 10 Aug. 2026
In June, Swedish authorities arrested a teenage boy who pledged allegiance to the Islamist State and idolized suicide bombers, according to Swedish media.

— Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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