Synonyms of lionized

lionized

verb

past tense of lionize

as in admired

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

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

Related Words

• admired
• honored
• revered
• praised
• respected
• venerated
• worshipped
• canonized
• exalted
• dignified
• adored
• reverenced
• apotheosized
• regarded
• deified
• magnified
• loved
• lauded
• extolled
• glorified

Dissimilar Words

• violated
• ridiculed
• desecrated
• scorned
• insulted
• outraged
• dishonored
• offended
• profaned
• slighted
• affronted
• maligned
• blasphemed
• disparaged
• piqued
• smeared
• slandered
• defamed
• disrespected
• slurred
• libeled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lionized

Soaring energy prices and inflation have added to the burden as the tourism sector struggles to draw visitors to landscapes lionized in Hollywood by Peter O’Toole, Harrison Ford and Matt Damon. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Fauci, 85, truly one of humanity’s great public health heroes, will be lionized in history long after mediocrities like Paul, Uthmeier and Scott have been relegated to footnotes. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026

Greenspan was the rare celebrity among central bankers, lionized for his economic stewardship in the 1990s — and a reputation tarnished by the global financial crisis of 2008. — June 22, NPR, 22 June 2026

Jay Cooke, who had once been lionized for his role in financing the Union victory, was attacked in the press and accused of cheating ordinary Americans out of their savings. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Nursing has long been lionized as one of the most stable and safe professions for young graduates to pursue. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026

His work here should be respected, not lionized. — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026

Some people have lionized Mangione as a sort of vigilante hero. — CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026

To see that kind of big-budget artistry properly lionized, given some of the duds the Academy has recognized in recent years—I’m looking at you, Green Book—felt like a true triumph. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026