Synonyms of ennoble

ennoble

verb

i-ˈnō-bəl 

as in to elevate

to assign a high status or value to

the heroic actions of firefighters during the terrorist attack did much to ennoble the profession of fire fighting in the public mind

Synonyms & Similar Words

• elevate
• promote
• exalt
• dignify
• lift
• aggrandize
• enshrine
• enthrone
• glorify
• deify
• magnify
• canonize
• upgrade
• honor
• uplift
• raise
• heighten
• boost
• praise
• intensify
• ensky
• idealize
• romanticize
• sanitize
• extol
• laud
• extoll
• sugarcoat
• acclaim

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humble
• degrade
• humiliate
• demean
• minimize
• detract
• disparage
• belittle
• abase
• depreciate
• decry

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ennoble

Other dishes that meld California-modern and Colombian cuisines command the energetic room’s attention: A take on the now classic California Brussels sprouts side dish is ennobled with plantain crumble. —Sunset Magazine, 16 Sep. 2024

Shostakovich’s detractors have accused him of ennobling Stalin while defenders have sought out subtle musical cues of dissent. —Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024

Biden, by comparison, deserves to be ennobled, not ejected. —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024

Hayek’s paternal great-great-grandfather, a textile manufacturer in Moravia, was ennobled at the end of the eighteenth century; his son squandered his wealth in the course of the nineteenth. —Corey Robin, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024