variants
also worshiping
as in loving
reflecting great admiration or devotion
impressionable young men with a worshipping regard for professional athletes
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
variants
also worshiping
as in worship
excessive admiration of or devotion to a person
feels that there is just too much worshipping of celebrities
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
variants
also worshiping
1
as in venerating
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
the ancient Greeks worshipped many different gods
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in adoring
to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for
the new father worships his baby daughter, and would do anything for her
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
as in idolizing
to love or admire too much
thought that some of her fellow senior citizens worshipped the old days too much, observing that they weren't all good
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worshipping
Adjective
-
In that short time, your brain gets a chance to cool down, shift out of a reactive mode, and engage with your partner in a more thoughtful and loving way.—
Jourdan Travers, Contributor,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2025 -
Zhou was the epitome of a kind, loving and compassionate gentleman, in addition to his academic drive, Barker Little wrote.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
The historic fires claimed 29 lives and destroyed more than 16,000 structures, including homes, schools, places of worship, and businesses.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
31 Jan. 2025
-
The president has expanded ICE's authority, allowing immigration raids in schools, hospitals, and places of worship.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
Cuddled up on her Mama, getting adoring looks from her proud father, and mom and dad sharing happy tears.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
18 Dec. 2024
-
One moment a child’s Instagram can innocently show pictures of their dance class, school or gym to a few friends, and the next this is privy to millions of adoring followers.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 Dec. 2024
Adjective
-
Her chef and housekeeper, Bruna (Alba Rohrwacher), is timid and worshipful but able to take quietly decisive action when necessary.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
25 Nov. 2024
-
In a country given to worshipful talk of Founding Fathers, this is not a new subject on the political stage.—
Molly Fischer,
The New Yorker,
1 Oct. 2024
Noun
-
But as a Christian, the bigger threat in the U.S. now seems to be Evangelical idolatry—this tendency of many Christians to turn a political candidate into an idol, particularly one who has proven himself so thoroughly unfit as Donald Trump.—
Donovan McAbee,
TIME,
28 Oct. 2024
-
People begin drifting to certain games or consoles, staring intently at a wall of idolatry.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2024
Noun
-
Simply use its manual controls or remote control to customize it to your liking.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
21 Jan. 2025
-
Asus’ curiously named Adol 14 Air is a laptop with an aroma diffuser built in to keep your immediate workspace smelling pleasant with a fragrance of your liking.—
John Burek,
PCMAG,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
-
In 2008, her father unsuccessfully ran against Barack Obama in the presidential election, but McCain and Obama maintained a cordial, respectful relationship.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
-
Bam Adebayo said there’s more to come for the reserved, respectful Stockholm, Sweden, native.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
The question of his deification is a pressing one, actually.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
18 July 2024
-
So a tidy quid pro quo is arranged: Emperor Titus will shut down the Gold faction in exchange for the other faction leaders’ support of his father’s deification in the Senate.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
18 July 2024
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Thesaurus Entries Near worshipping
Cite this Entry
“Worshipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worshipping. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share