deify | Definition of deify

Synonyms and Antonyms of deify

1 to love or admire too much

materialistic people who deify money

Synonyms of deify

adore, adulate, canonize, dote (on), hero-worship, idolize, worship

Words Related to deify

appreciate, cherish, esteem, prize, treasure, value

fancy, favor, like, prefer

hallow, respect, revere, venerate

approve, endorse (also indorse), support

Near Antonyms of deify

abhor, abominate, despise, detest, disdain, dislike, hate, loathe

belittle, deprecate, disparage, misprize, put down

2 to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power

some ancient pagans deified such objects of nature as trees and rivers

Synonyms of deify

adore, glorify, revere, reverence, venerate, worship

Words Related to deify

admire, honor, love, regard, respect

apotheosize, canonize, dignify, exalt, lionize, magnify

extol (also extoll), laud, praise

delight, gratify, please, satisfy

Near Antonyms of deify

blaspheme, desecrate, profane, violate

affront, dishonor, disrespect, insult, offend, outrage, pique, ridicule, scorn, slight

defame, disparage, libel, malign, slander, slur, smear

3 to assign a high status or value to

the sense of entitlement felt by athletes who have been deified all their lives

Synonyms of deify

aggrandize, canonize, dignify, elevate, ennoble, enshrine, ensky, enthrone, exalt, glorify, magnify

Words Related to deify

boost, lift, promote, raise, upgrade, uplift

heighten, intensify

idealize, romanticize, sanitize, sugarcoat

acclaim, extol (also extoll), honor, laud, praise

Near Antonyms of deify

belittle, decry, depreciate, detract, disparage, minimize

Antonyms of deify

abase, degrade, demean, humble, humiliate