Synonyms of ennoble

ennoble

verb

i-ˈnō-bəl 

as in to elevate

to assign a high status or value to

the heroic actions of firefighters during the terrorist attack did much to ennoble the profession of fire fighting in the public mind

Synonyms & Similar Words

• elevate
• promote
• exalt
• dignify
• lift
• aggrandize
• enshrine
• enthrone
• glorify
• deify
• magnify
• canonize
• upgrade
• honor
• uplift
• raise
• heighten
• boost
• praise
• intensify
• ensky
• idealize
• romanticize
• sanitize
• extol
• laud
• extoll
• sugarcoat
• acclaim

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humble
• degrade
• humiliate
• demean
• minimize
• detract
• disparage
• belittle
• abase
• depreciate
• decry

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of ennoble

Shostakovich’s detractors have accused him of ennobling Stalin while defenders have sought out subtle musical cues of dissent. —Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024

Biden, by comparison, deserves to be ennobled, not ejected. —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024

Hayek’s paternal great-great-grandfather, a textile manufacturer in Moravia, was ennobled at the end of the eighteenth century; his son squandered his wealth in the course of the nineteenth. —Corey Robin, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024

Francesca’s father Diego was inspired to ennoble Sicily’s then-low-end wine production at a time when the focus was on volume rather than quality. —Sofia Celeste, WWD, 21 June 2024