ennobled 1 of 2

adjective

as in exalted

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verb

past tense of ennoble
as in elevated
to assign a high status or value to the heroic actions of firefighters during the terrorist attack did much to ennoble the profession of fire fighting in the public mind

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Recent Examples of ennobled
Verb
The entire production is ennobled by his gift for listening actively to scene partners rather than waiting for his turn to speak. — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025 At number 38, the extraordinary Hôtel Maurel de Pontèves—built by one Pierre Maurel, a cloth trader who was ennobled and became provincial treasurer, is worth a closer look. — Kate Maxwell, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ennobled
  1. exalted
  2. elevated
  3. noble
  4. promoted
  5. magnanimous
  6. sublime
Adjective
  • And pure math is seen by humans as like the most exalted exhibition of intelligence and brilliance.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
  • As stated earlier, if the family were to cash out their remaining stake in the 11x NBA Champs, Jeanie Buss would lose her exalted governor status.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of exalted
Verb
  • The color isn’t a precise measurement of toxicity, but a visual cue that glycoalkaloids may be elevated.
    — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Fourteen years after geeking out over his MSG debut, Styles, now 32, commanded the storied building with new authority, electricity, and dazzling production value that elevated it above any of the six shows of his I’ve seen before.
    — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of elevated
Adjective
  • For an heir to the throne, however, marrying a woman without royal blood or a noble title was discouraged.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But, of course, Cullen will always be remembered as Optimus Prime, the leader of the noble Autobots in numerous iterations of Transformers lore.
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of noble
Verb
  • The same year, Martin was promoted to president and general manager of the station.
    — Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Aug. 2026
  • By 2011, Bayliss was promoted to CEO of Virgin Group, overseeing a sprawling portfolio that includes an airline, telecommunications giant, gym chain, and commercial space-tourism business.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of promoted
Adjective
  • Deadpool is proving to be surprisingly magnanimous as the flippant character loses a box office record to The Odyssey.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But Zakir Avşar, a professor at Ankara’s Hacı Bayram Veli University, urges a more magnanimous view of developments.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of magnanimous
Adjective
  • Exhilarating, sublime, and unsettling, these installations—which often incorporate polka-dot balloons, pumpkins, LED lights, and soundtracks—immerse the viewer in infinite reflective surfaces, exploding even small spaces into an endless expanse.
    — Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Mehldau takes special care to retain Smith’s idiosyncratic chord structures, accentuating his sublime harmonic feel.
    — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of sublime

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“Ennobled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ennobled. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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