Synonyms of glories

glories 1 of 2

noun

plural of glory

1

as in accolades

public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement

the theater director gave the stage crew all the glory for the successful production

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accolades
• honors
• applauses
• acclaim
• praises
• credits
• distinctions
• fames
• laurels
• lauds
• bays
• homages
• suns
• ovations
• kudos
• props
• tributes
• commendations
• réclames
• rhapsodies
• celebrities
• panegyrics
• eulogies
• compliments
• toasts
• encomiums
• exaltations
• acclamations
• plaudits
• reputes
• recommendations
• glorifications
• raves
• renowns
• elevations
• citations
• kudos
• notes
• enthronements
• enshrinements

2

as in treasures

an asset that brings praise or renown

the new art museum has become the glory of the college campus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• treasures
• jewels
• trophies
• honors
• highlights
• attractions
• prides
• boasts
• crown jewels
• excellences
• features
• virtues
• credits
• feathers in one's cap
• values
• merits
• showpieces
• distinctions
• pièces de résistance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defects
• disgraces
• blemishes
• stains
• blots
• stigmas
• horrors
• shames
• smudges
• slurs
• dishonors
• eyesores
• frights
• messes
• smirches

3

as in aureoles

an artistic rendering of radiant light around the head or body of a sacred personage

an altarpiece depicting God seated on His throne and bathed in celestial glory

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aureoles
• halos
• auras
• starbursts
• coronas
• nimbi
• sunbursts

glories

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of glory

as in delights

to feel or express joy or triumph

the whole city gloried in the home team's winning of the World Series

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delights
• joys
• triumphs
• exults
• rejoices
• brags
• crows
• jubilates
• exuberates
• kvells
• gloats
• boasts
• kicks up one's heels
• swells
• preens
• flaunts
• parades
• struts
• swaggers
• shows off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regrets
• laments
• grieves
• weeps
• bewails
• bemoans

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of glories

Noun

Fascism spins the greatest fictions of all time—about race, about origins, about past and future glories—and people eat them up. —Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026

His boldest innovation is to invoke not past glories but past disasters, summoning the ghosts of the United States’ catastrophic interventions in Iraq. —Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026

But, mostly, city dwellers are deprived of the true glories of the season. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026

The president spent much of his confounding talk, little more than a collection of soundbites, really, on the glories of his limited accomplishments these past few weeks. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026

China’s past glories may be recast as part of an extended narrative of dominance, and America’s eight-decade reign may come to be regarded as a mere blip. —Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026

The showstopper was a two-and-a-half-pound horsehair crab, one of the glories of Hokkaido's coastal waters, presented whole and then steamed and shelled. —Alex Halberstadt, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026

And if the hypotheticals are not enough to dissuade, history is littered with teams trading away their future for immediate glories, seeing their plans implode, and being left with a ruinous future that becomes a hopeless present while another team reaps the benefits. —Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026

His joy to witness and contribute to its glories. —Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026