glamorised
Depicted as attractive
Glamorised is the British spelling of glamorized, the past tense of glamorise.
To glamorise something is to make it appear more attractive, exciting, or desirable than it really is: The film glamorised organised crime.
The word often carries disapproval, suggesting dangerous or harmful things have been made to seem appealing.
Made more appealing than reality
- idealizedMade to seem perfect
- glorifiedPraised beyond merit
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- beautifiedMade more attractive
sanitized · whitewashed · sugarcoated · mythologized · sentimentalized · airbrushed · polished · varnished
Regarded with excessive admiration
- lionizedMade into celebrity
- celebratedWidely known and praised
- worshippedRegarded with religious devotion
- veneratedRegarded with profound respect
stardom · fame · Hollywood · red-carpet · paparazzi · tabloid · spotlight · celebrity
romanticized
Made more appealing than reality
- idealizedMade to seem perfect
- glorifiedPraised beyond merit
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
beautified · sanitized · whitewashed · sugarcoated · mythologized · sentimentalized · airbrushed · polished · varnished · softened
idolized
Regarded with excessive admiration
- lionizedMade into celebrity
- celebratedWidely known and praised
- worshippedRegarded with religious devotion
venerated · stardom · fame · Hollywood · red-carpet · paparazzi · tabloid · spotlight · celebrity · icon
stylized
Given artistic treatment
vogue · designer · haute · photoshopped · retouched · styled · editorial · aspirational · luxurious · opulent
sparkle
Emit flashing light
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
- glitteryReflecting light in flashes
- sequinedCovered in small shiny discs
flashy · dazzling · ostentatious · extravagant · gaudy · showy · tinsel · bling · bedazzled · ornate
glamoriseddemystified
Made comprehensible
deglamorised · documented · unvarnished · unembellished · matter-of-fact