Synonyms of dignify
58 similar words · 28 opposite words
Another word for dignify is honor. Other synonyms of dignify are grace, promote, advance, exalt and uplift. The opposite of dignify is mortify.
Synonyms and similar words for dignify
verbTo invest with dignity or honour.
- honorTo confer (bestow) an honour or privilege upon (someone).
- illustrate
- aggrandize
- applaud
- enthrone literary
- appraise
- bepraiseTo praise greatly or extravagantly.
- commend
- cry upTo extol, praise.
- eulogizeTo praise, celebrate or pay homage to (someone), especially in an eloquent formal eulogy.
- exaltTo raise in rank, status etc., to elevate.
- extolTo praise; to make high.
- glorify
- idolize
- laudTo praise; to glorify.
- lionize
- magnify
- panegyrizeTo praise, especially in an eloquent speech or in writing.
- praiseTo give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship.
- puff
- revere
- speak well ofTo say good things about someone or something.
- transfigure
- venerate
- worthyTo render or treat as worthy.
- belaud rareTo load with praise; praise greatly; extol.
verbTo give distinction to.
- adornTo make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
- graceTo adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.
- apparel
- array
- invest literary
- detail
- beautify
- bedeck
- betrimTo trim (“decorate”); to adorn, deck, or embellish.
- decorate
- decore
- deck
- deck out
- do up
- dress up
- dub
- embellish
- enrich
- garnish
- ornament
- prettify
- pretty upTo make pretty.
- adore obsolete
- mangonize obsoleteTo make (something) appear more attractive or appealing.
verbTo exalt in rank.
- advanceTo raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote.
- elevateTo promote (someone) to a higher rank.
- ennobleTo bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
- preferTo advance, promote (someone or something).
- nobilitateTo make noble; to ennoble; to exalt.
- promoteTo raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
- raiseTo promote.
- upliftTo raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual, or emotional level.
Opposite of dignify
verbTo invest with dignity or honour.
verbTo exalt in rank.
- demean
- humiliateTo make humble; to lower in condition or status.
- abaseTo lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to...
- bring down to sizeSynonym of cut down to size.
- cut down to size
- defame
- degrade
- demote
- depress
- discredit
- disgraceTo put someone or something out of favor; to bring shame or ignominy upon.
- dishonour
- disparage
- downgrade
- give a bad nameTo cause people to lose respect, reverence or esteem for something or someone.
- humble
- knock down to sizeSynonym of cut down to size.
- put someone in their place
- reduce
- relegate
- sink figuratively
- slur
- trim down to sizeSynonym of cut down to size.
- whittle down to sizeSynonym of cut down to size.
- debase archaic
- embase archaic
Meaning of dignify
- verb To invest with dignity or honour.
- verb To give distinction to.
- verb To exalt in rank.
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Questions about synonyms of dignify
- What is another word for dignify?
- Dignify has 58 synonyms on Word.ws, such as honor, grace, promote, advance, exalt, uplift, elevate and praise.
- What is the opposite of dignify?
- The opposite of dignify is mortify. Other antonyms of dignify are humiliate, disgrace and shame.
- What does dignify mean?
- Dignify means to invest with dignity or honour.
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