Synonyms of immortalizing

immortalizing

verb

present participle of immortalize

as in commemorating

to give eternal or lasting existence to

immortalized the words "Call me Ishmael" as the novel's opening line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commemorating
• celebrating
• perpetuating
• honoring
• memorializing
• eternalizing
• preserving
• protecting
• enshrining
• conserving
• maintaining
• defending
• sustaining
• safeguarding
• guarding
• supporting
• keeping up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extinguishing
• destroying
• putting out
• crushing
• devastating
• annihilating
• demolishing
• eradicating
• obliterating
• erasing
• decimating
• snuffing (out)
• wiping out
• expunging
• extirpating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of immortalizing

Walk through a gallery of bronze busts immortalizing the game's greatest players and learn about the evolution of the game from the days of leather helmets to modern gear. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026

As The Last Five Years celebrates the last 25 years, Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler are immortalizing their anniversary performance. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2026

Astrophotographers may also want to read our guide to photographing the moon, along with our picks of the best lenses for immortalizing the post-sunset realm. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2026

The company also struck a distribution deal last year for its screenplay books, lavish tomes immortalizing A24’s most successful scripts, which are now available in bookstores around the world. — Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025

More Leff/Getty Images Great moments deserve to be recognized, and Phillies manager Rob Thomson had a memorable way of immortalizing this one. — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025