Synonyms of lionizes

lionizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of lionize

as in admires

to treat (someone) as a very important and famous person

She was lionized everywhere after her novel won the Pulitzer Prize.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admires
• honors
• venerates
• reveres
• respects
• worships
• exalts
• praises
• dignifies
• reverences
• adores
• canonizes
• deifies
• magnifies
• apotheosizes
• loves
• glorifies
• regards
• extols
• lauds
• extolls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• violates
• blasphemes
• ridicules
• scorns
• offends
• dishonors
• insults
• desecrates
• outrages
• affronts
• profanes
• disparages
• smears
• piques
• slights
• defames
• slanders
• disrespects
• slurs
• maligns
• libels