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worship

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of 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

worship

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of worship

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 new father worships his baby daughter, and would do anything for her
Synonyms of worship

adore, cherish, love
Words Related to worship

adulate, canonize, deify, idealize, idolize

revere, reverence, venerate

delight (in), dote (on)
Phrases Synonymous with worship

carry a torch for (or carry the torch for), fall for, lose oneʼs heart (to)
Near Antonyms of worship

antagonize, displease

disapprove (of), disfavor, dislike

disgust, nauseate, repel, repulse, revolt, sicken, turn off
Antonyms 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 werenʼt all good
Synonyms of worship

adore, adulate, canonize, deify, dote (on), hero-worship, idolize
Words Related to worship

appreciate, cherish, esteem, prize, treasure, value

fancy, favor, like, prefer

regard

hallow, respect, revere, venerate

approve, endorse (also indorse), support
Near Antonyms of worship

abhor, abominate, despise, detest, disdain, dislike, hate, loathe

belittle, deprecate, disparage, misprize, put down

Synonym Discussion of worship

revere, reverence, venerate, worship, adore mean to honor and admire profoundly and respectfully. revere stresses deference and tenderness of feeling.
    • a professor revered by her students
reverence presupposes an intrinsic merit and inviolability in the one honored and a similar depth of feeling in the one honoring.
    • reverenced the academy's code of honor
venerate implies a holding as holy or sacrosanct because of character, association, or age.
    • heroes still venerated
worship implies homage usually expressed in words or ceremony.
    • worships their memory
adore implies love and stresses the notion of an individual and personal attachment.
    • we adored our doctor

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