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

2 senses of ennoble

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
ennoble, gentle, entitle -- (give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility)
       => promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate -- (give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work")

Antonyms of adj ennobling

2 senses of ennobling

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.)

Sense 2
ennobling, exalting -- (tending to exalt; "an exalting eulogy"; "ennobling thoughts")

INDIRECT (VIA inspiring) -> uninspiring -- (depressing to the spirit; "a villa of uninspiring design")

Similarity of adj ennobling

2 senses of ennobling

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")

Sense 2
ennobling, exalting -- (tending to exalt; "an exalting eulogy"; "ennobling thoughts")
       => inspiring (vs. uninspiring) -- (stimulating or exalting to the spirit)