Synonyms of revered

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adjective

ri-ˈvird 

as in venerable

deserving honor and respect especially by reason of age

a professor who is highly revered at the college where she has taught for the last four decades

Synonyms & Similar Words

• venerable
• venerated
• respected
• sacred
• respectable
• reverend
• distinguished
• honored
• hallowed
• honorable
• reverenced
• esteemed
• considered
• reputable
• worthy
• admirable
• noble
• redoubtable
• estimable
• righteous
• moral
• good

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• notorious
• infamous
• bad
• loose
• shameful
• dishonorable
• disreputable
• disgraceful
• wicked
• ignominious
• shadowy
• immoral
• vile
• shady
• sordid
• discreditable
• low
• unsavory
• detestable
• wretched
• mean
• contemptible
• dirty
• despicable
• base
• seamy

revered

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verb

past tense of revere

as in venerated

to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power

in some cultures people revere their ancestors, even leaving food offerings for them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• venerated
• worshipped
• reverenced
• honored
• admired
• respected
• praised
• adored
• deified
• regarded
• loved
• glorified
• exalted
• dignified
• extolled
• lauded
• lionized
• pleased
• canonized
• apotheosized
• delighted
• magnified
• gratified
• satisfied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• violated
• ridiculed
• desecrated
• insulted
• scorned
• dishonored
• offended
• outraged
• profaned
• slighted
• affronted
• piqued
• blasphemed
• displeased
• maligned
• disparaged
• disrespected
• smeared
• slandered
• defamed
• slurred
• libeled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of revered

Adjective

The decade featured some of the most revered and celebrated virtuosos to ever walk the planet, both critically and commercially. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Instead of wallowing over these changes, the revered restauranteur is adapting and embracing them. — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Verb

Giraffes were revered in China at the time, for one weird reason. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026

The film stars revered Indian thespian Naseeruddin Shah as Rashid Ali, a Punjabi Muslim man whose family left before Partition and who returns to his birthplace after a lifetime in England. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026