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idealize

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of idealize

to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant

he had a tendency to idealize his heroes and believe they could do no wrong

Synonyms of idealize

glamorize (also glamourize), glamour (up), glorify, romanticize

Words Related to idealize

heroicize, heroize

euphemize, poeticize, soften, sweeten

adulate, canonize, deify, idolize

aggrandize, dignify, ennoble, enshrine, enthrone, magnify

Near Antonyms of idealize

belittle, decry, denigrate, deprecate, disparage, minimize, put down

Antonyms of idealize

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