glamorizing
Casting attractive light
Glamorizing is making something appear more attractive, exciting, or desirable than it really is.
The word often carries disapproval—critics accuse films of glamorizing violence, drug use, or crime.
To glamorize is to add a seductive sheen that obscures darker realities: The documentary was accused of glamorizing the dictator's early years.
Magical influence over someone
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- mystiqueAura of fascination
- appealFormal review request
magnetism · captivation · charisma · enticement · elegance · sophistication · desirability · allurement
Adding decorative details
- beautifyingMaking more attractive
- enhancingIncreasing quality or value
- decoratingAdding aesthetic elements
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
ornamenting · prettifying · bedazzling · polishing · varnishing · glossing · sprucing · primping
American film industry center
- red-carpetLavish welcome for dignitaries
- stardomCelebrity status achieved
- paparazziAggressive celebrity photographers
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
influencer · Bollywood · fame · limelight · glitterati · star-studded · showbiz · publicity
Showy, abundant prosperity
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- glitzOstentatious showiness
- spectacleVisually striking event
flashiness · showiness · ostentation · pageantry · splendor · grandeur · lavishness · bling
enchantment
Magical influence over someone
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- mystiqueAura of fascination
appeal · magnetism · captivation · charisma · enticement · elegance · sophistication · desirability · allurement · romanticizing
embellishing
Adding decorative details
- beautifyingMaking more attractive
- enhancingIncreasing quality or value
- decoratingAdding aesthetic elements
gilding · ornamenting · prettifying · bedazzling · polishing · varnishing · glossing · sprucing · primping · airbrushing
Hollywood
American film industry center
- red-carpetLavish welcome for dignitaries
- stardomCelebrity status achieved
- paparazziAggressive celebrity photographers
tabloid · influencer · Bollywood · fame · limelight · glitterati · star-studded · showbiz · publicity · hype
opulence
Showy, abundant prosperity
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- glitzOstentatious showiness
spectacle · flashiness · showiness · ostentation · pageantry · splendor · grandeur · lavishness · bling · decadence
- sprucing upbeautifying, freshening, freshening up, grooming, primping
- glorificationglorifying, glorification, exalting, exaltation, idolizing
glamorizingvilifying
Maliciously disparaging someone
demonizing · disparaging · denigrating · maligning · trashing
glamorizingdeglamorizing
Stripping perceived attractiveness
downplaying · minimizing · de-emphasizing · understating · trivializing
glamorizingdeglamorizing
Stripping perceived attractiveness
exposing · demystifying · debunking · revealing · unmasking
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