Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dignify

2 senses of dignify

Sense 1
ennoble, dignify -- (confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a title")
       => honor, honour, reward -- (bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action")

Sense 2
dignify -- (raise the status of; "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer")
       => lift, raise, elevate -- (raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty")

Antonyms of adj dignifying

1 sense of dignifying

Sense 1
dignifying, ennobling -- (investing with dignity or honor; "the dignifying effect of his presence"; "the ennobling influence of cultural surroundings")

INDIRECT (VIA noble) -> ignoble -- (completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part"- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.)

Similarity of adj dignifying

1 sense of dignifying

Sense 1
dignifying, ennobling -- (investing with dignity or honor; "the dignifying effect of his presence"; "the ennobling influence of cultural surroundings")
       => noble (vs. ignoble) -- (having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds")