Synonyms of hero-worshipping

hero-worshipping

verb

variants also hero-worshiping

present participle of hero-worship

1

as in worshiping

to love or admire too much

people who hero-worship celebrities are setting themselves up for disappointment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worshiping
• worshipping
• idolizing
• adoring
• liking
• deifying
• canonizing
• endorsing
• adulating
• preferring
• doting (on)
• valuing
• regarding
• appreciating
• favoring
• respecting
• prizing
• cherishing
• revering
• treasuring
• fancying
• esteeming
• approving
• supporting
• venerating
• indorsing
• hallowing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hating
• disdaining
• disliking
• despising
• loathing
• detesting
• abhorring
• belittling
• disparaging
• abominating
• deprecating
• putting down
• misprizing

2

as in stroking

to praise too much

a golfing pro who is hero-worshipped by hordes of weekend duffers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stroking
• worshiping
• praising
• worshipping
• massaging
• overpraising
• flattering
• adulating
• puffing
• belauding
• fawning
• commending
• honeying
• cajoling
• kowtowing
• wheedling
• toadying
• buttering up
• soft-soaping
• idolizing
• coaxing
• sucking (up to)
• eulogizing
• blarneying
• extolling
• slavering
• sweet-talking
• applauding
• complimenting
• felicitating
• romancing
• blandishing
• congratulating
• wooing
• endearing
• ingratiating
• lauding
• courting
• slobbering
• gushing
• drooling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• belittling
• decrying
• disparaging
• depreciating
• putting down
• bad-mouthing