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reveres

VERB

have a high opinion of

Synonyms

WEAK

admire adore apotheosize appreciate be in awe of cherish defer to deify enjoy esteem exalt hold in awe honor look up to love magnify pay homage prize put on pedestal regard respect think highly of treasure value venerate worship

Antonyms

WEAK

despise disregard

VERB

prize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admire adore appreciate cherish enjoy exalt honor regard respect venerate worship

STRONG

apotheosize deify esteem love magnify prize reverence treasure value

WEAK

defer to pay homage

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abhor condemn criticize denounce despise detest dishonor dislike disregard disrespect hate scorn

Example Sentences

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A Shiite cleric, he lives frugally and was brought up in a religious tradition that reveres martyrdom.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

As somebody who has come up through the department, who reveres it, what do the two sides of that coin look like?

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

His wife, whom Mr. Murray plainly reveres, is a Quaker who doesn’t care all that much about the factual questions that bother him in this book.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

She’ll take the court at Crypto.com Arena, the house that Kobe Bryant built — a player she reveres, being one of the many young women in basketball carrying on his legacy through the Mamba Mentality.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

And there are Jews who forget that the world reverences and honors the Jewish home even as it reveres the Bible of the Jew!

From Child Versus Parent Some Chapters on the Irrepressible Conflict in the Home by Wise, Stephen