PUTS/PLACES (SOMEONE) ON A PEDESTAL Synonyms: 130 Similar and Opposite Words

puts/places (someone) on a pedestal

phrase

present tense third-person singular of put/place (someone) on a pedestal

as in elevates

to treat or regard (someone) as extraordinarily good, successful, important, etc. When you're in love, there's a tendency to put your crush on a pedestal.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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elevates
apotheosizes
loves
celebrates
decorates
recognizes
lionizes
exalts
deifies
canonizes
aggrandizes
enshrines
cheers
acknowledges
respects
enthrones
ennobles
congratulates
enskies
romanticizes
glorifies
magnifies
idealizes
reverences
venerates
dignifies
admires
highlights
reveres
promotes
worships
honors
plays up
praises
boasts
compliments
regards
advances
adores
applauds
uplifts
extolls
salutes
cites
fetes
upgrades
commends
eulogizes
hails
lifts
lauds
fêtes
raises
extols
touts
acclaims
boosts
spotlights

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

takes down
lowers
degrades
discounts
puts down
knocks (someone) off his/her pedestal
minimizes
dishonors
discountenances
diminishes
humiliates
debases
humbles
sinks
smirches
demeans
mortifies
criticizes
cheapens
disgraces
chastens
fouls
detracts
discredits
shames
abashes
disconcerts
abases
confounds
confuses
rattles
writes off
fazes
flusters
embarrasses
disparages
depreciates
slanders
decries
ridicules
cries down
discomfits
violates
belittles
insults
defiles
libels
castigates
nonplusses
defames
affronts
execrates
maligns
nonpluses
reprehends
condemns
denounces
bad-mouths
reprobates
desecrates
censures
damns
blasphemes
offends
outrages
scorns
smears
profanes
piques
slurs
disrespects
slights

Thesaurus Entries Near puts/places (someone) on a pedestal

puts paid to

puts/places (someone) on a pedestal

puts the kibosh on

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