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Synonyms of magnify

24 similar words

Another word for magnify is honor. Other synonyms of magnify are praise, worthy, applaud, commend and exalt.

Synonyms and similar words for magnify

verbTo praise, glorify (someone or something, especially God).

  • exaltTo honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship.
  • extolTo praise; to make high.
  • laudTo praise; to glorify.
  • aggrandizeTo make appear great or greater; to exalt.
  • applaudTo praise, or express approval for something or someone.
  • enthrone literary
  • appraiseTo praise; to commend.
  • bepraiseTo praise greatly or extravagantly.
  • commendTo praise or acclaim.
  • cry upTo extol, praise.
  • eulogizeTo praise, celebrate or pay homage to (someone), especially in an eloquent formal eulogy.
  • glorify
  • honorTo think of highly, to respect highly; to show respect for; to recognise the importance or spiritual value of.
  • idolizeTo adore excessively; to revere immoderately.
  • lionize
  • panegyrizeTo praise, especially in an eloquent speech or in writing.
  • praiseTo give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship.
  • puffTo praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly.
  • revereTo honour in a form lesser than worship, e.g., a saint, or an idol.
  • speak well ofTo say good things about someone or something.
  • transfigureTo glorify or exalt.
  • venerateTo revere or hold in awe.
  • worthyTo render or treat as worthy.
  • belaud rareTo load with praise; praise greatly; extol.

Meaning of magnify

  1. verb To praise, glorify (someone or something, especially God).
  2. verb To make (something) larger or more important.
  3. verb To make (someone or something) appear greater or more important than it is; to intensify, exaggerate.

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Questions about synonyms of magnify

What is another word for magnify?
Magnify has 24 synonyms on Word.ws, such as honor, praise, worthy, applaud, commend, exalt, laud and revere.
What does magnify mean?
Magnify means to praise, glorify (someone or something, especially God).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: magnify (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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