Synonyms of venerated

venerated 1 of 2

adjective

as in venerable

deserving honor and respect especially by reason of age

a beloved and venerated professor who has been a fixture on campus for decades

Synonyms & Similar Words

• venerable
• revered
• respected
• sacred
• respectable
• reverend
• hallowed
• distinguished
• honored
• reverenced
• honorable
• considered
• esteemed
• reputable
• worthy
• admirable
• redoubtable
• estimable
• noble
• moral
• righteous
• good

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• notorious
• loose
• infamous
• bad
• shameful
• disreputable
• disgraceful
• dishonorable
• wicked
• ignominious
• shadowy
• immoral
• vile
• sordid
• shady
• discreditable
• base
• detestable
• low
• mean
• wretched
• unsavory
• dirty
• contemptible
• despicable
• seamy

venerated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of venerate

as in worshipped

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

a proper setting in which to venerate God

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worshipped
• revered
• reverenced
• honored
• admired
• deified
• respected
• praised
• adored
• regarded
• loved
• glorified
• extolled
• exalted
• canonized
• dignified
• pleased
• lauded
• lionized
• apotheosized
• delighted
• gratified
• satisfied
• magnified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of venerated

Adjective

The venerated Oscar-winning, 88-year-old actress and activist wore a long-sleeve maxidress with twisted fabric at the base of the neckline and allover sparkle embellished into the fabric. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

The site remains a venerated Buddhist shrine used for local worship. — Jack Tydeman, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026

On the night of June 15, a Russian drone directly hit the most venerated site for Ukraine’s majority Orthodox Christians, and indeed for much of Eastern Christendom. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2026

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the landmark live release, Frampton recounts his history in bands The Herd and Humble Pie before striking stadium-sellout gold as a solo star with venerated guitar chops and an inventive talk box. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 3 June 2026

Dorje was four months old when he was identified by Kyabje Trulshik Rinpoche, a venerated master of Tibetan Buddhism. — CBS News, 28 May 2026

Two of New York’s most venerated cultural institutions — the New York Public Library at Bryant Park and Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side — became the center of the two splashiest parties, thrown, of course, by tech companies (Amazon and YouTube, respectively). — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026

The venerated civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the UFW with Chavez and served as the union’s vice president, later came forward with her own accounts of abuse by Chavez. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026

Not only because its casting displays a high degree of difficulty in finding actors who also sing and dance, including an exciting discovery in Miles Caton, but also because casting director Francine Maisler is a venerated figure within Hollywood. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026

Verb

Reed, venerated for his solo artistry and collaborations with the Velvet Underground, is a quintessential New York City artist of the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

Since at least 1389, two vials purportedly containing the saint’s blood have been venerated in Naples because of their inexplicable ability to liquefy on his feast days. — Clare Whitton, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026

The man was Frank McCourt, Stuyvesant’s venerated creative writing teacher. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

Other venerated South Side joints included Pepper’s Lounge, the Dew Drop Inn, and Theresa’s Lounge, the latter of which was tucked away in the basement of an apartment building. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

Not asked enough by those who venerated Graham is why in death the patriot’s name must be associated with what’s so inimical to American prosperity and freedom. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Coyotes, the true American canine, have roamed this continent for more than 2 million years and were venerated by many of those same Indigenous peoples who once made camp in Big Sky. — Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026

The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a monastery with emblematic golden domes, is venerated by both the Russian and Ukrainian wings of the Orthodox Church as one of their most important spiritual centers. — CBS News, 15 June 2026

Olivier was venerated as a Shakespearean actor, playing many iconic protagonists in London including Hamlet, Henry V, Macbeth and, controversially, Othello. — ABC News, 10 June 2026