Synonyms for extol
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Verb
1. Laud
laud, exalt, glorify, praise, eulogize, eulogise UK, applaud, commend, magnify, proclaim, celebrate, cry up, honor US, honour UK, idolize, idolise UK, bless, aggrandize, aggrandise UK, puff, panegyrize, panegyrise UK, lionize UK US, lionise UK, bepraise, transfigure, revere, venerate
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Definitions
- v. 1
To praise; to make high.
Related words
- Other spellings
- extoll
Forms
- Past participle
- extolled
e.g. extolled → lauded, exalted, glorified, praised…
Choose the right word
We extol the goodness and adore the majesty and power of God.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- praise Why do you get embarrassed when people praise you?
- glorify There are economic systems that don't glorify money.
- exalt The party will continue to exalt their hero.
By length
- 4 letters
- puff1, laud1
- 5 letters
- honor2, bless1, exalt2
- 6 letters
- honour2, praise1, revere2
- 7 letters
- applaud2, flatter2, commend2, glorify3, magnify3, idolize3, idolise, lionize3, lionise
- 8 letters
- proclaim2, venerate3, eulogize3, eulogise, bepraise
- 9 letters
- celebrate3
- 10 letters
- aggrandize3, aggrandise, panegyrize, panegyrise
- 11 letters
- transfigure
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (honor2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- prôner
- Italiano
- patrocinare