revere

Synonym Chooser

How does the verb revere differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of revere are adore, reverence, venerate, and worship. While all these words mean "to honor and admire profoundly and respectfully," revere stresses deference and tenderness of feeling.

a professor revered by her students

In what contexts can adore take the place of revere?

While the synonyms adore and revere are close in meaning, adore implies love and stresses the notion of an individual and personal attachment.

we adored our doctor

When can reverence be used instead of revere?

The meanings of reverence and revere largely overlap; however, reverence presupposes an intrinsic merit and inviolability in the one honored and a similar depth of feeling in the one honoring.

reverenced the academy's code of honor

When could venerate be used to replace revere?

The words venerate and revere are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, venerate implies a holding as holy or sacrosanct because of character, association, or age.

heroes still venerated

When would worship be a good substitute for revere?

The synonyms worship and revere are sometimes interchangeable, but worship implies homage usually expressed in words or ceremony.

worships their memory

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of revere Onondaga Lake is revered as the place where a figure known as the Peacemaker, helped by Onondaga leader Hiawatha, brought the warring nations of Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca and Onondaga to form the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025 But while our Latine culture is seen as a threat, our aesthetics are revered without due credit. Sofía Viera, Allure, 10 Oct. 2025 Still, Rohaut showed early signs of a refined direction, particularly in outerwear, especially the leather jackets the brand is revered for. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025 Mothers are simultaneously revered and ignored in many ways. Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for revere
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revere
Verb
  • The Democrat who venerates more government but sidesteps California’s failing public schools and crushing cost of living.
    John H Bolthouse, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • For all their differences in background, temperament, and approaches to art, Matisse and Picasso both venerated Cézanne, Delacroix, Manet, and van Gogh.
    Christopher C. Gorham September 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sanskrit speakers worshipped Dyaus Pitr, or Sky Father.
    Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Farmers exercised a right, a rare sight However, this display, engineered by farmers, suggests a departure from the control elite priests had over the right to worship and build centers for astronomical observation and ritual.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Written with the intimacy of a conversation among loved ones, Someday, Now invites readers to sit with loss while still reverencing the beauty of life, parenting, and letting our children flourish.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
  • But Pi is precociously enlightened, his innocence not a problem to be rectified but a quality to be reverenced.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025

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“Revere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revere. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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