Synonyms of revere
36 similar words · 11 opposite words
Another word for revere is respect. Other synonyms of revere are value, prize, esteem, honor and praise. The opposite of revere is despise.
Synonyms and similar words for revere
verbTo regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.
- esteemTo set a high value on; to regard with respect or reverence.
- look up toTo show respect or admiration for (someone); to see (someone) as a role model.
- respectTo have respect for.
verbTo honour in a form lesser than worship, e.g., a saint, or an idol.
- exaltTo honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship.
- praiseTo give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship.
- venerateTo treat with great respect and deference.
- 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.
- extolTo praise; to make high.
- glorifyTo worship or extol.
- 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.
- laudTo praise; to glorify.
- lionizeTo visit (a famous place) in order to revere it.
- magnifyTo praise, glorify (someone or something, especially God).
- panegyrizeTo praise, especially in an eloquent speech or in writing.
- puffTo praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly.
- speak well ofTo say good things about someone or something.
- transfigureTo glorify or exalt.
- worthyTo render or treat as worthy.
- belaud rareTo load with praise; praise greatly; extol.
verbMore synonyms
- lay store bySynonym of set store by.
- prizeTo consider highly valuable; to esteem.
- hallow
- put store bySynonym of set store by.
- put store inSynonym of set store by.
- rate informalTo consider or regard.
- set store byTo believe that something is very necessary or important; to value highly.
- valueTo regard highly; think much of; place importance upon.
- regard obsoleteTo set store by (something), to hold (someone) in esteem; to consider to have value, to respect.
Opposite of revere
verbTo regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.
- contemn
- despiseTo regard with contempt or scorn.
- disrespectTo show a lack of respect to someone or something.
- disdain
- disesteemTo hold little or no esteem for; to consider worthless.
- look down onTo regard or treat as inferior.
- misrespectTo show improper respect to or for; disrespect.
- scorn
- spurn
- despect archaicTo hold in contempt, to despise, to look down on, to scorn.
verbMore antonyms
Meaning of revere
- verb To regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.
- verb To honour in a form lesser than worship, e.g., a saint, or an idol.
- noun A revers.
revere in other languages
Questions about synonyms of revere
- What is another word for revere?
- Revere has 36 synonyms on Word.ws, such as respect, value, prize, esteem, honor, praise, worthy and applaud.
- What is the opposite of revere?
- The opposite of revere is despise. Other antonyms of revere are disrespect.
- What does revere mean?
- Revere means to regard someone or something with great awe or devotion.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: revere (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.
Last updated:
Cite this page: “Synonyms of revere.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/synonyms/revere. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.