Synonyms of venerated

venerated 1 of 2

adjective

as in venerable

deserving honor and respect especially by reason of age

a beloved and venerated professor who has been a fixture on campus for decades

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

venerated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of venerate

as in worshipped

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

a proper setting in which to venerate God

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of venerated

Adjective

The venerated athlete returned to the sport after a nearly four-year hiatus. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026

Word of her ouster leaked before the executive had the chance to address most of her internal teams — an announcement dovetailed with news of her incoming replacement, the venerated film and TV executive Peter Rice. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

The site remains a venerated Buddhist shrine used for local worship. — Jack Tydeman, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026

On the night of June 15, a Russian drone directly hit the most venerated site for Ukraine’s majority Orthodox Christians, and indeed for much of Eastern Christendom. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2026

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the landmark live release, Frampton recounts his history in bands The Herd and Humble Pie before striking stadium-sellout gold as a solo star with venerated guitar chops and an inventive talk box. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 3 June 2026

Dorje was four months old when he was identified by Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche, a venerated master of Tibetan Buddhism. — CBS News, 28 May 2026

Two of New York’s most venerated cultural institutions — the New York Public Library at Bryant Park and Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side — became the center of the two splashiest parties, thrown, of course, by tech companies (Amazon and YouTube, respectively). — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026

The venerated civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the UFW with Chavez and served as the union’s vice president, later came forward with her own accounts of abuse by Chavez. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026

Verb

Each October, pilgrims walk about 37 miles from the capital and nearby towns to give thanks or make requests to the Virgin of Luján, a small statue of Mary venerated as Argentina's patron saint. — Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026

But the differences in results in the bodies do show that the capacocha ceremony wasn’t uniform and could vary by geography and by which god was being venerated. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026

His collection includes many serious items that might be blessed or venerated. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Mann is among the most beloved and well-respected filmmakers in Hollywood, venerated for his work on such titles as Thief, Manhunter, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans, and Ferrari. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Nov. 2026

He is venerated as the patron saint of Vienna and Warsaw as well as bakers and waiters. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Reed, venerated for his solo artistry and collaborations with the Velvet Underground, is a quintessential New York City artist of the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

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, 9 Sep. 2026