GLAMORIZE Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

glamorize

verb

ˈgla-mə-ˌrīz

variants also glamourize

Definition of glamorize

as in to idealize

to represent or think of as better than reality would warrant most people glamorize fame, not thinking of the lack of privacy that accompanies it

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Recent Examples of glamorize Even in the wake of the body positivity movement from the past few years, researchers are concerned about a cultural swing back to glamorizing thin-ness, pointing to the popularity – and possible misuse – of GLP-1s. — Sam Woodward, USA Today, 1 May 2026 The visual culture produced by Anduril to glamorize its unmanned rockets, submarines, and accompanying control software leverages a lot of Aeropittura’s potential. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 20 Apr. 2026 Indeed, throughout The Book That Taught the World to Orgasm and Then Disappeared, Campbell glamorizes herself, along with her subject. — Literary Hub, 16 Apr. 2026 Social media platforms are now littered with creators glamorizing a soft life that showcases a world of jet-setting and high-end living. — Jason Parham, Wired News, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for glamorize

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Gen Z’s frustration with wealth concentration is well-documented culturally, yet the #OldMoney aesthetic idealizes the visual language of precisely the fortune-building class its politics often criticize.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
In these photographs, the maternal body enters spaces designed around seduction, aspiration, and idealized femininity without renouncing any of them.

— Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026

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Talanx German insurer Talanx 's lean cost base and 6 billion euros of resilience reserves can help sustain earnings growth, even as pricing softens in its reinsurance and corporate-specialty units, according to Goldman.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Instead of guessing the right prompt keywords, a user can simply instruct the model to track the camera left, soften the lighting or maintain a character's expression across different scenes.

— Coco Mao, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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