Synonyms of romanticizing

romanticizing

verb

present participle of romanticize

as in idealizing

to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant

he romanticized what life in a small town would be like, only to be later disappointed when reality intruded

Synonyms & Similar Words

• idealizing
• glamourizing
• glamorizing
• softening
• idolizing
• heroicizing
• glorifying
• poeticizing
• canonizing
• glamouring (up)
• sweetening
• deifying
• dignifying
• heroizing
• ennobling
• enshrining
• euphemizing
• aggrandizing
• enthroning
• adulating
• magnifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimizing
• denigrating
• decrying
• disparaging
• belittling
• deglamorizing
• deprecating
• putting down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of romanticizing

So The Paper treats journalism as aspirational — Ned describes over-romanticizing as one of his main faults. —Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025

More than 260 viewers have taken to the comments section to share their delight at the unexpected feature likely from the 2000s, at a time when Gen Zers are romanticizing the tech and lifestyles of the era online. —Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025

Black townspeople and visitors to Natchez cast a warier eye on the spectacle of romanticizing this time in American history. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025

This transit is about romanticizing your wellness rituals, not militarizing them. —Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 3 Aug. 2025

Gen Zers, who once mocked millennial culture, are now romanticizing it. —Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2025