Synonyms of idolizing

idolizing 1 of 2

adjective

as in adoring

reflecting great admiration or devotion

gave his fiancée an idolizing glance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adoring
• worshipping
• loving
• worshipful
• deifying
• affectionate
• adulatory
• appreciative
• reverent
• reverential
• venerating
• respectful
• glorifying
• hagiographic
• fond
• approving
• deferential

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hateful
• contemptuous
• scornful
• disapproving
• condemning
• loathing

idolizing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of idolize

as in worshipping

to love or admire too much

she blindly idolized her older sister, refusing to acknowledge any of her faults

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adoring
• worshipping
• deifying
• liking
• canonizing
• revering
• adulating
• doting (on)
• valuing
• appreciating
• hero-worshipping
• cherishing
• regarding
• respecting
• treasuring
• venerating
• preferring
• esteeming
• endorsing
• favoring
• fancying
• prizing
• approving
• hallowing
• supporting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hating
• despising
• disdaining
• disliking
• detesting
• abhorring
• loathing
• disparaging
• belittling
• abominating
• deprecating
• putting down
• misprizing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of idolizing

Verb

Fedorov, just 35 years old, has spent his career idolizing the startup, entrepreneurial culture of Silicon Valley, and sought to recreate it in Ukraine. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026

The legend of Caitlin Clark was blossoming, with millions of average Americans idolizing her family-first background and humble Midwestern roots. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026

Bobby Wilson was a pastor’s son who grew up idolizing the kind of R&B dudes who could wail a praise song and then hit up Freaknik afterwards (think Jodeci and H-Town). — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 July 2026

One of six children, Tyler grew up idolizing Tina Turner and Janis Joplin and singing hymns in the Anglican church her parents attended. — Adela Suliman, NBC news, 9 July 2026

The Vallejo product scored in double figures in all three games, balancing on- and off-ball responsibilities as a 6-foot-3 combo guard who grew up idolizing Baron Davis and Steph Curry. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

McGonigle grew up in Aldan idolizing Phillies legend Chase Utley. — Joe Holden, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Fans, who never had a chance to cheer Les Grenadiers on soccer’s biggest stage, have had to decide where their loyalties will lie while players who perhaps grew up idolizing the team must now convince themselves their idols can be beaten. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026

Lampposts and trash cans in the vicinity of the courthouse and neighboring streets have been covered with stickers idolizing him as a saintlike Robin Hood figure. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026