GLORIFIES Synonyms: 151 Similar and Opposite Words

glorifies

verb

present tense third-person singular of glorify

as in elevates

to assign a high status or value to a number of big names were recruited in the hopes that their presence would glorify the university's school of medicine in the eyes of the medical world

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as in venerates

to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power let us now glorify the Lord

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as in advertises

to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively fond parents who glorify everything that their precious offspring do

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as in celebrates

to proclaim the glory of the hillsides ablaze in red and gold silently glorify New England in the fall

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as in idealizes

to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant don't let the job title "team spirit coordinator" fool you—he's nothing more than a glorified college cheerleader

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Recent Examples of glorifies Focused on protein loading and very little else, the social media trend, especially popular among Gen Z men, glorifies eating a bowl of tasteless mush. —

Devika Rao, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2026 The intelligence reports warn that 764 and its many offshoots have expanded into a transnational, online network that glorifies violence and tries to coerce people, often minors, to hurt themselves or others. —

Curt Devine, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026 Mindfulness takes that preliminary and glorifies it into the be-all and end-all. —

Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026 Sharp Objects uses a murder mystery to excavate the rot at the core of a Missouri town whose mythology glorifies the Confederacy. —

Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026 Early-stage business culture often glorifies polish. —

Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026 Non-meat mains are… fine… but this joint glorifies the carnivorous lifestyle. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025 Our culture often glorifies doing more, but rest is just as vital. —

Kelly Mickle, SELF, 29 Dec. 2025 At war’s end, the narrative that develops valorizes physical courage, glorifies battlefield heroics, and vilifies hubris. —

Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025

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Every inch of Weese’s design is monumental and extraordinary, but it was created in service to a public transportation system that elevates the daily lives of its users in the most democratic way.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
His slider is considered average by most evaluators but could be a pitch that elevates Santos into a better position if it’s tightened up.

— Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026