pedestalled
Placed on high
Pedestalled describes someone or something placed on a pedestal—elevated, admired, or idealized.
The word usually implies excessive reverence: She resented being pedestalled by men who saw her as flawless.
Often carries a note of criticism, suggesting the elevation is unearned or unhealthy.
Also spelled pedestaled.
Regarded with excessive admiration
- lionizedMade into celebrity
- adulatedPraised to excess
- worshippedRegarded with religious devotion
- glorifiedPraised beyond merit
romanticized · idealized · deified · apotheosized · enshrined · mythologized · aggrandized · elevated
Regarded with profound respect
- reveredDeeply respected, admired
- esteemedGreatly respected, admired
- honoredGiven recognition or respect
- respectedHeld in high regard
acclaimed · celebrated · lauded · praised · cherished · valued · appreciated · recognized
idolized
Regarded with excessive admiration
- lionizedMade into celebrity
- adulatedPraised to excess
- worshippedRegarded with religious devotion
glorified · romanticized · idealized · deified · apotheosized · enshrined · mythologized · aggrandized · elevated · exalted
venerated
Regarded with profound respect
- reveredDeeply respected, admired
- esteemedGreatly respected, admired
- honoredGiven recognition or respect
respected · acclaimed · celebrated · lauded · praised · cherished · valued · appreciated · recognized · admired
raised
Lifted higher up
- liftedRaised upward
- heightenedIncreased in degree
- hoistedLifted with effort
perched · aloft · uplifted · elevated · platform · dais · podium · standing · towering · lofty
plinth
Architectural support block
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
exhibited · showcased · mounted · positioned · presented · elevated · raised platform · gallery · museum · installation
pedestalleddebased
Reduced in worth
degraded · lowered · demeaned · vilified · disparaged
pedestalledgrounded
Stable and realistic
ground-level · floored · lowered · floor-level · buried
pedestalledhumanized
Made more human-like
demythologized · disenchanted · unromanticized · unglorified
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