Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb celebrate
3 senses of celebrate
Sense 1
observe, celebrate, keep -- (behave as expected during of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur")
Sense 2
celebrate, fete -- (have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating")
=> meet, get together -- (get together socially or for a specific purpose)
Sense 3
lionize, lionise, celebrate -- (assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna")
=> respect, honor, honour, abide by, observe -- (show respect towards; "honor your parents!")
Antonyms of adj celebrated
2 senses of celebrated
Sense 1
celebrated, famed, far-famed, famous, illustrious, notable, noted, renowned -- (widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter")
INDIRECT (VIA known) -> unknown -- (not known; "an unknown amount"; "an unknown island"; "an unknown writer"; "an unknown source")
Sense 2
celebrated, historied, storied -- (having an illustrious past)
INDIRECT (VIA glorious) -> inglorious -- (not bringing honor and glory; "some mute inglorious Milton here may rest")
Similarity of adj celebrated
2 senses of celebrated
Sense 1
celebrated, famed, far-famed, famous, illustrious, notable, noted, renowned -- (widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter")
=> known (vs. unknown) -- (apprehended with certainty; "a known quantity"; "the limits of the known world"; "a musician known throughout the world"; "a known criminal")
Sense 2
celebrated, historied, storied -- (having an illustrious past)
=> glorious (vs. inglorious) -- (having or deserving or conferring glory; "a long and glorious career"; "our glorious literature")
