worship

excessive admiration of or devotion to a person the worship of professional athletes who often turn out to be all too fallible Synonyms of worship adulation, deification, hero worship, idolatry, idolization, worshipping (also worshiping) Words Related to worship adoration, deference, glorification, reverence, veneration; idealization, romanticization; affection, fancy, favor, fondness, like, liking, love; appreciation, esteem, regard, respect; approval Near Antonyms of worship condemnation, disapproval, disfavor, dislike, dismissal, disregard, hatred, loathing, scorn

1 to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power the ancient Greeks worshipped many different gods Synonyms of worship adore, deify, glorify, revere, reverence, venerate Words Related to worship admire, honor, love, regard, respect; apotheosize, canonize, dignify, exalt, lionize, magnify; extol (also extoll), laud, praise; delight, gratify, please, satisfy Near Antonyms of worship blaspheme, desecrate, profane, violate; affront, dishonor, disrespect, insult, offend, outrage, pique, ridicule, scorn, slight; displease; defame, disparage, libel, malign, slander, slur, smear

2 to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for the single father worships his young daughter, and would do anything for her Synonyms of worship adore, cherish, loveWords Related to worship adulate, canonize, deify, idealize, idolize; revere, reverence, venerate; delight (in), dote (on)Near Antonyms of worship antagonize, displease; disapprove (of), disfavor, dislike; disgust, nauseate, repel, repulse, revolt, sicken, turn offAntonyms of worship abhor, abominate, despise, detest, execrate, hate, loathe

3 to love or admire too much thought that some of her fellow senior citizens worshipped the old days too much, observing that they weren't all good Synonyms of worship adore, adulate, canonize, deify, dote (on), hero-worship, idolizeWords Related to worship appreciate, cherish, esteem, prize, treasure, value; fancy, favor, like, prefer; regard; hallow, respect, revere, venerate; approve, endorse (also indorse), supportNear Antonyms of worship abhor, abominate, despise, detest, disdain, dislike, hate, loathe; belittle, deprecate, disparage, misprize, put down