glorified
Made to seem
Glorified describes something given a grander name or status than it deserves.
A glorified secretary has a fancy title but does the same work.
A glorified shed is called a cottage.
The word deflates pretension by revealing what something really is beneath its elevated label: The new office is just a glorified closet.
Publicly honored or celebrated
- acclaimedPublicly and enthusiastically praised
- honoredGiven recognition or respect
- celebratedWidely known and praised
- esteemedGreatly respected, admired
admired · applauded · commended · recognized · extolled · hailed · lionized · saluted
Praised beyond deserving
- inflatedExpanded with gas
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
- overstatedClaimed more than true
- overblownInflated beyond reasonable proportion
puffed-up · aggrandized · pretentious · overvalued · pompous · overpraised · hyped · sensationalized
Exceeding usual boundaries
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- holyDedicated to the divine
- divineOf or from gods
beatific · venerated · revered · sanctified · apotheosized · celestial · ethereal · spiritual
lauded
Publicly honored or celebrated
- acclaimedPublicly and enthusiastically praised
- honoredGiven recognition or respect
- celebratedWidely known and praised
esteemed · admired · applauded · commended · recognized · extolled · hailed · lionized · saluted · eulogized
overrated
Praised beyond deserving
- inflatedExpanded with gas
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
- overstatedClaimed more than true
overblown · puffed-up · aggrandized · pretentious · overvalued · pompous · overpraised · hyped · sensationalized · overemphasized
transcendent
Exceeding usual boundaries
divine · beatific · venerated · revered · sanctified · apotheosized · celestial · ethereal · spiritual · angelic
ornate
Elaborately decorated
lavish · opulent · sumptuous · decorated · elaborate · resplendent · grandiose · ostentatious · fancy · overdone
fancy
Elaborate or decorative
souped-up · rebranded · renamed · relabeled · reimagined · repurposed · upmarket · posh · premium · high-end
- reputationreputation, reputable, bad reputation, repute, disreputable
- reveredworshipped, venerated, revered, adored, idolized
- sacred adjectivesdivine, holy, blessed, sacred, sanctified
- decoratedadorned, bedecked, decorated, embellished, festooned
- Lifted upraised, hoisted, elevated, boosted, heaved
- sugarcoatedsugarcoated, candy-coated, sweetened, honeyed, sugary
glorifiedmere
Nothing beyond what's stated
plain · basic · humble · ordinary · unremarkable
glorifieddesecrated
Violated something sacred
profaned · defiled · blasphemed · violated · sullied
glorifies, glorification, glorifier, glorifiers, unglorified