Synonyms of idealizes

idealizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of idealize

as in glamourizes

to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant

he had a tendency to idealize his heroes and believe they could do no wrong

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glamourizes
• romanticizes
• idolizes
• glamorizes
• softens
• glorifies
• heroicizes
• poeticizes
• canonizes
• glamours (up)
• dignifies
• sweetens
• deifies
• enshrines
• ennobles
• aggrandizes
• enthrones
• euphemizes
• heroizes
• magnifies
• adulates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimizes
• denigrates
• disparages
• decries
• belittles
• deprecates
• deglamorizes
• puts down