Synonyms of memorializing

memorializing 1 of 2

adjective

as in commemorating

serving to preserve the memory of a person, thing, or an event

a memorializing book on the sinking of the Titanic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commemorating
• commemorative
• memorial
• honorary
• dedicatory
• testimonial
• epitaphic
• exalting
• epitaphial
• glorifying
• canonizing
• enshrining

memorializing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of memorialize

as in celebrating

to be a memorial of

at the entrance to the park stands a statue memorializing the novelist Sir Walter Scott

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commemorating
• celebrating
• remembering
• honoring
• monumentalizing
• enshrining
• observing
• exalting
• glorifying
• keeping
• solemnizing
• sanctifying
• consecrating
• blessing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dishonoring
• disgracing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of memorializing

Verb

The goldenseal flowers on its surface memorializing whoever had been buried in it. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

While radio and television have generally fallen short in memorializing the dead, there are blogs, zines, and commercial websites devoted to dying, and personal web pages and online videos have all helped democratize death. — Sam Roberts, Longreads, 11 Aug. 2026

Cody instructed Figueroa to send her a text message memorializing his concerns and reasons for wanting to resign, the lawsuit said. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

Jack Manning knows firsthand the emotional and practical challenge of memorializing a loved one in a way that feels appropriate. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Mangione no longer has to turn over those records and Judge Gregory Carro ruled court documents memorializing the defense legal strategy will no longer be unsealed. — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 18 June 2026

All these years later, Houston has gotten good at memorializing Joe Campos Torres. — Jhair Romero, Houston Chronicle, 5 May 2026

University officials, in April 2025, honored Richie at an event memorializing students and faculty members who had recently died. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026

There’s a huge difference between memorializing a piece of pop culture and reanimating it. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026