Synonyms of monumentalize

monumentalize

verb

ˌmän-yə-ˈmen-tᵊl-ˌīz 

as in to commemorate

to be a memorial of

adding to the appeal of the Taj Mahal is the fact that it monumentalizes one man's undying love for his wife

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commemorate
• celebrate
• memorialize
• remember
• honor
• observe
• exalt
• keep
• glorify
• bless
• consecrate
• enshrine
• sanctify
• solemnize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disgrace
• dishonor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of monumentalize

Many white men monumentalized as heroes gained renown at a terrible expense to other people. — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023

In Dirty Turk, larger-than-life paper-mâché puppets are worn on the backs of cast members Armando Monsivais and Sorany Gutierrez to monumentalize the strength of Tahir and Ferdie, the grandparents to whom Ozlem owes everything. — Alysia Nicole Harris, Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2021

His compositions monumentalize the small trees, centering them in a serene lake or a drift of snow, or positioning them to perfectly frame a mountain peak or the moon. — Briana Miller, oregonlive, 12 Jan. 2021

Above all, Zumthor brought a drive to monumentalize Govan’s ambition. — Joseph Giovannini, The New York Review of Books, 2 Oct. 2020

Their corsets were visible under sheer scrims of chiffon set into flannel jackets, marbelized sequins monumentalizing flesh. — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2018

Even former presidents far better at simulating modesty have been unable to resist monumentalizing themselves for posterity. — Jeet Heer, New Republic, 13 Sep. 2017