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

The man was Frank McCourt, Stuyvesant’s venerated creative writing teacher.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Other venerated South Side joints included Pepper’s Lounge, the Dew Drop Inn, and Theresa’s Lounge, the latter of which was tucked away in the basement of an apartment building.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 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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Austrian by birth, celebrated for his artistry with cocktails and worshipped by the most refined drinkers in Europe and America, the man is a legend in the world of luxury.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
With only Lucien, a freshly out twink with more heart than abs, still by his side, Jim must race to find a cure before the disease erases the community that once worshipped him.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of worshipped

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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
Now, with the new models, known as the Ingenieur Automatic 40 50th Anniversary and the Ingenieur Automatic 35 50th Anniversary, have joined the esteemed lineage.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of esteemed

Verb

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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