immortalized
Made eternally famous
Immortalized means preserved permanently in memory, art, or record.
To immortalize someone is to ensure they won't be forgotten—through a statue, a song, a photograph, or a story: The battle was immortalized in verse.
The word often appears in passive constructions: She was immortalized in the famous portrait.
Something immortalized gains a kind of permanence it wouldn't otherwise have.
Widely known and praised
- commemoratedHonored through ceremony
- tributeOffering of respect
- enshrinedMade permanently sacred
- veneratedRegarded with profound respect
acclaimed · lauded · extolled · eulogized · revered · saluted · praised · recognized
Three-dimensional sculpted likeness
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- inscriptionText permanently marked
- mausoleumMonumental building for interment
dedication · hall of fame · historical marker · commemoration · bronze · obelisk · shrine · memorial
celebrated
Widely known and praised
- commemoratedHonored through ceremony
- tributeOffering of respect
- enshrinedMade permanently sacred
venerated · acclaimed · lauded · extolled · eulogized · revered · saluted · praised · recognized · honored
statue
Three-dimensional sculpted likeness
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- inscriptionText permanently marked
mausoleum · dedication · hall of fame · historical marker · commemoration · bronze · obelisk · shrine · memorial · engraving
mythical
Of folklore, not fact
fabled · storied · illustrious · renowned · folklore · pantheon · deified · saga · mythos · timeless
captured
Taken by force
photographed · filmed · recorded · written · composed · depicted · rendered · portrayed · etched · chronicled
immortalizedforgotten
No longer recalled
erased · obliterated · expunged · unremembered · buried
immortalizedobscured
Made hard to perceive
ignored · overlooked · neglected · anonymized · unacknowledged