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idols

NOUN

person greatly admired

Synonyms

STRONGEST

darling deity hero icon superstar

STRONG

beloved dear desire favorite fetish god goddess image inamorata simulacrum

WEAK

eidolon false god golden calf graven image pagan symbol

Antonyms

STRONG

hate

Example Sentences

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Recorded in 1959 by Carl Perkins, one of Ringo’s idols, the song suits the former Beatle’s voice to a tee.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

The young filmmaker, who counts "One Battle After Another" director Paul Thomas Anderson among his idols, said the isolation and missed opportunities that technology imposes on men in particular was something he wanted to examine.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Both are sung by female artists who, while young, presented a more mature image than typical K-pop idols.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

If anything, he’s fanning it, talking about the possibility of testing himself against cycling idols like four-time Tour champ Tadej Pogacar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

As if these teenage idols could ever take the place he was so willingly giving up.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago