REVERENCED Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in respected

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verb

past tense of reverence

as in venerated

to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power devotees coming to reverence their god

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Adjective

Earlier this year, Deadline contacted four respected UK drama producers to test their appetite for making Doctor Who.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
The start to this season hasn’t been much better (2-1-1) for a high-spending side coached by the respected Luciano Spalletti.

— Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of respected

Verb

Since at least 1389, two vials purportedly containing the saint’s blood have been venerated in Naples because of their inexplicable ability to liquefy on his feast days.

— Clare Whitton, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026
The man was Frank McCourt, Stuyvesant’s venerated creative writing teacher.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of venerated

Adjective

The soprano sang on nearly two dozen Top 40 singles on Billboard’s R&B chart and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 with the Vandellas as the second all-female group to be so honored.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
With five wins out of eight nominations at the Early Emmys, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert was by far the most honored late-night show.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

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Agnes worshipped little Laurence; according to Galloway, her death, when Olivier was 12, left her son with a kind of hollowness and an obsession with succeeding at all costs.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
Allen's trial attorneys wanted to put an expert witness on the stand to testify the killings appeared to be a ritual sacrifice by people who worshipped Odin, the king of the gods in Norse mythology.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of worshipped

Adjective

Verlander, who pitched for 21 seasons, won’t be reaching the esteemed 300-win threshold.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
The feature was powered by Vildziunas’s regular partner Uljana Kim, one of Lithuania’s most esteemed producers, recipient of the prestigious Eurimages International Co-Production Award in 2023.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of esteemed

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De Kooning, arguably the most widely revered of America’s 20th-century avant-garde artists, took the language of drawing, ripped it up, and rearranged it.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
Tuscany has been home to clay pits revered for fine terra-cotta wine vessels used for production and storage since the time of the Etruscans, and many wineries still use local clay in addition to venturing further afield in Italy and Europe.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of revered

Adjective

And Moke was no longer a considered tropical cyclone after skirting Hawaii as a tropical storm, the center said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Others have a tight, considered design, especially the islands meant to highlight a specific weapon or gadget.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026

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