idolizes

The word “idolizes” has 3 syllables: i-dol-izes

It's pronounced as /ˈaɪdəˌlaɪzɪz/


What is synonym and antonym for idolizes?

In the thesaurus, “idolizes” has 25 synonyms and 13 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for idolizes along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for idolizes

  • adores
  • adulates
  • appreciates
  • approves
  • canonizes
  • cherishes
  • deifies
  • endorses
  • esteems
  • fancies
  • favors
  • hallows
  • hero-worships
  • indorses
  • likes
  • prefers
  • prizes
  • regards
  • respects
  • reveres
  • supports
  • treasures
  • values
  • venerates
  • worships

Antonyms for idolizes

  • abhors
  • abominates
  • belittles
  • deprecates
  • despises
  • detests
  • disdains
  • dislikes
  • disparages
  • hates
  • loathes
  • misprizes
  • puts down

Meanings of idolizes

  • verb
    1. To make an idol of, or to worship as an idol.
    2. To adore excessively; to revere immoderately.

Example Sentences

  • She idolizes her favorite author, hanging onto every word he writes.
  • The young gymnast idolizes the Olympic gold medalist, dreaming of following in her footsteps.
  • Despite his flaws, he idolizes his father, seeing him as a role model of strength and resilience.
  • The student idolizes her history teacher, inspired by his passion for the subject.
  • The nation idolizes its national heroes, celebrating their achievements with fervor and pride.

On this page you'll find 38 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to idolizes, such as: abhors, abominates, adores, adulates, appreciates, approves, belittles.

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Related Words

idealizes

  • adulates
  • aggrandizes
  • canonizes
  • deifies
  • dignifies
  • ennobles
  • enshrines
  • enthrones
  • euphemizes
  • glamorizes
  • glamourizes
  • glorifies
  • heroicizes
  • heroizes
  • idolizes
  • magnifies
  • poeticizes
  • romanticizes
  • softens
  • sweetens

hails

  • acclaims
  • accredits
  • adulates
  • applauds
  • approves
  • asks
  • assembles
  • avalanches
  • ballyhoos
  • barrages
  • beckons
  • belauds
  • bids
  • blitzes
  • blitzkriegs
  • bombardments
  • bravoes
  • broadsides
  • bursts
  • buzzes
  • calls
  • calls out
  • calls up
  • cannonades
  • cataclysms
  • cataracts
  • celebrates
  • cheers
  • cites
  • claps
  • commands
  • commends
  • convenes
  • convokes
  • cracks up
  • currents
  • deifies
  • deluges
  • demands
  • discharges
  • distances
  • drumbeats
  • drumfires
  • earfuls
  • emblazons
  • endorses
  • engulfments
  • eruptions
  • eulogizes
  • excesses
  • extolls
  • extols
  • favors
  • flatters
  • flood tides
  • floods
  • flurries
  • flushes
  • fusillades
  • glorifies
  • gluts
  • gushes
  • hearings
  • idolizes
  • indorses
  • inundations
  • invites
  • invokes
  • knells
  • lauds
  • magnifies
  • musters
  • orders
  • outbreaks
  • outbursts
  • outflows
  • outpourings
  • overabundances
  • overages
  • overflows
  • overkills
  • overmuch
  • overpraises
  • oversupplies
  • pages
  • praises
  • rains
  • rashes
  • recommends
  • requests
  • requisitions
  • rings
  • rivers
  • rushes
  • salutes
  • salvoes
  • salvos
  • sends for
  • showers
  • sights
  • sings
  • sounds
  • spates
  • storms
  • streams
  • subpoenas
  • summons
  • superabundances
  • superfluities
  • supports
  • surfeits
  • surges
  • surpluses
  • tides
  • torrents
  • touts
  • volleys
  • volumes
  • whistles

magnifies

  • accelerates
  • accentuates
  • acclaims
  • adores
  • aggrandizes
  • aggravates
  • amplifies
  • applauds
  • augments
  • belauds
  • blesses
  • boosts
  • broadens
  • canonizes
  • caricatures
  • carols
  • celebrates
  • chants
  • cheers
  • cites
  • colors
  • commends
  • compliments
  • consolidates
  • cracks up
  • deepens
  • deifies
  • dignifies
  • dresses up
  • elevates
  • embellishes
  • emblazons
  • embroiders
  • emphasizes
  • enforces
  • enhances
  • enlarges
  • enlivens
  • ennobles
  • enshrines
  • enskies
  • enthrones
  • eulogizes
  • exacerbates
  • exaggerates
  • exalts
  • expands
  • extends
  • extolls
  • extols
  • flatters
  • fudges
  • glorifies
  • gussies up
  • hails
  • hastens
  • hedges
  • heightens
  • honors
  • hymns
  • hyperbolizes
  • idealizes
  • idolizes
  • intensifies
  • lauds
  • lengthens
  • lifts
  • maximizes
  • overdoes
  • overdraws
  • overemphasizes
  • overplays
  • overstates
  • pads
  • plays up
  • praises
  • promotes
  • quickens
  • raises
  • recommends
  • redoubles
  • reenforces
  • reinforces
  • renowns
  • resounds
  • restrengthens
  • rhapsodizes
  • romanticizes
  • salutes
  • sanitizes
  • satirizes
  • sharpens
  • steps up
  • strengthens
  • stresses
  • stretches
  • sugarcoats
  • supplements
  • touts
  • upgrades
  • uplifts
  • worships

values

  • adjudges
  • admires
  • adores
  • advantages
  • analyzes
  • appraisals
  • appraises
  • appreciates
  • apprizes
  • ascertains
  • assays
  • assesses
  • assessments
  • attitude
  • beliefs
  • cardinal virtues
  • caresses
  • character
  • charges
  • cherishes
  • code
  • conduct
  • conscience
  • costs
  • decides
  • deems
  • determines
  • digs
  • discovers
  • distinctions
  • edges
  • enjoys
  • enshrines
  • esteems
  • estimates
  • estimations
  • ethics
  • evaluates
  • evaluations
  • excellences
  • excellencies
  • face values
  • fancies
  • fees
  • figures
  • graces
  • guesstimates
  • ideals
  • idolizes
  • integrity
  • judges
  • learns
  • likes
  • list prices
  • loves
  • memorializes
  • merits
  • misesteems
  • misjudges
  • misprizes
  • morals
  • mores
  • pluses
  • plusses
  • prices
  • prizes
  • rates
  • reappraises
  • reassesses
  • reevaluates
  • regards
  • rejudges
  • relishes
  • respects
  • revalues
  • reverences
  • reveres
  • scruples
  • sense of duty
  • sense of honor
  • sets
  • sets store by
  • sets store on
  • settles
  • standards
  • superiorities
  • surveys
  • tests
  • transvaluates
  • transvalues
  • treasures
  • underestimates
  • undervalues
  • unit prices
  • valuates
  • valuations
  • venerates
  • virtues
  • worships
  • worths

falls for

  • adores
  • adulates
  • canonizes
  • cherishes
  • deifies
  • desire
  • fall in love with
  • flip over
  • go head over heels
  • idealizes
  • idolizes
  • loves
  • reverences
  • reveres
  • succumb
  • venerates
  • worships

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