Synonyms for homage
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Tribute — A demonstration of respect, as towards a person after his or her retirement or death
2. Reverence
reverence, honor US, honour UK, obeisance, respect, fealty, devotion, adoration, veneration, allegiance, deference, cult, worship, loyalty, fidelity, submission, esteem, obedience, faithfulness
Other
compliment, service, court, manred dated
Definitions
- n. 1
A demonstration of respect, as towards a person after his or her retirement or death.
- n. 2
An artistic work imitating another in a flattering style.
He likes to tell people that it's a Hitchcockian thriller, but that's kind of like saying Happy Gilmore is a homage to Woody Allen.
Related words
- Phrases
- pay homage to
Forms
- Plural
- homages → tributes, salutes, praises, duties…
Choose the right word
Homage was originally the act of a feudal tenant by which he declared himself, on his knees, to be the hommage or bondman of the lord; hence the term is used to denote reverential submission or respect.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- praise Why do you get embarrassed when people praise you?
- tribute I pay tribute to my mother who left us a year ago.
- salute Land of liberty, land of the future, I salute you!
- reverence I felt profound reverence for the courageous mother.
- obeisance The dictator enforced obeisance on the people.
- compliment Mary wasn't sure how to respond to his compliment.
By length
- 4 letters
- duty2, cult1
- 5 letters
- court1, honor2
- 6 letters
- honour2, praise1, esteem2, salute2, fealty3, manred
- 7 letters
- service2, respect2, worship2, tribute2, loyalty3
- 8 letters
- devotion3, fidelity4
- 9 letters
- obedience4, reverence3, adoration4, deference3, obeisance3
- 10 letters
- submission3, compliment3, allegiance3, veneration4
- 12 letters
- faithfulness3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (duty2 = 2 syllables).