Synonyms of exalting

exalting 1 of 2

adjective

as in glorifying

Related Words

• glorifying
• canonizing
• enshrining
• dedicatory
• testimonial
• epitaphic
• honorary
• memorial
• commemorating
• commemorative
• epitaphial
• memorializing

exalting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of exalt

1

as in elevating

to assign a high status or value to

popular support and media hype have exalted Super Bowl Sunday to the level of a national holiday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• elevating
• promoting
• lifting
• ennobling
• deifying
• glorifying
• aggrandizing
• enthroning
• dignifying
• enshrining
• canonizing
• magnifying
• praising
• honoring
• upgrading
• raising
• uplifting
• boosting
• heightening
• intensifying
• enskying
• idealizing
• acclaiming
• romanticizing
• extolling
• lauding
• sanitizing
• sugarcoating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• degrading
• humiliating
• humbling
• minimizing
• demeaning
• belittling
• disparaging
• detracting
• decrying
• abasing
• depreciating

2

as in praising

to proclaim the glory of

monstrous, gaudy gambling palaces that seem to exalt the very notion of excess

Synonyms & Similar Words

• praising
• celebrating
• blessing
• hymning
• extolling
• worshipping
• lauding
• glorifying
• saluting
• magnifying
• applauding
• emblazoning
• commending
• cheering
• resounding
• idolizing
• hailing
• complimenting
• acclaiming
• caroling
• chanting
• deifying
• citing
• eulogizing
• rhapsodizing
• adoring
• flattering
• belauding
• recommending
• renowning
• touting
• cracking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blaming
• criticizing
• censuring
• reproving
• admonishing
• chiding
• rebuking
• reprobating
• reproaching
• reprimanding
• reprehending
• castigating
• lambasting
• keelhauling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exalting

Verb

Her dense imagery, exalting family and the Black communities of her native Columbus, Ohio, made her one of America’s great storytellers in any medium. — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

This has been an awesome showcase of American community, with our own USMNT support and other countries’ diasporas springing up exalting watch parties all over the place. — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 19 July 2026

The story goes that Balanchine was so struck by the multi-colored glow of the jewelry displays at the Van Cleef & Arpels New York showroom that this led him to create a dance exalting their beauty. — Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026

As Alvarado explores repeatedly, Valdez rejected that pathway, instead honing his indigenous roots, and dedicating his life to exalting those who, like him, exist in the in-between. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026

The executive is looking to bring the Kate Somerville brand back to a strong position by leaning into its clinical roots and exalting its hero ExfoliKate line of cleansers and treatments, priced between $46 for a foaming wash and $85 for an exfoliating treatment. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 30 Dec. 2025

Summer is usually the time of long days and longer vacations, but summer 2025 was a season where the business world’s inviolable godhead, the chief executive officer, looked less and less like a position worth exalting. — Ian Chaffee, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025