See downgrade in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
A sudden drop to a lower condition or status:
comedown, descent, down, downfall. See rise
verb
To lower in rank or grade:
break, bump, degrade, demote, reduce. (Slang) bust. See riseTo lower in character or quality:
cheapen, debase, degrade, demean2. See betterTo think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant:
belittle, decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, detract, discount, disparage, minimize, run down, slight, talk down. Idiom: make light (or little) of. See attack, showTo become or make less in price or value:
cheapen, depreciate, depress, devaluate, devalue, lower2, mark down, reduce, write down. See increase, money
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