Depreciate synonyms
dĭ-prē'shē-āt'
Category:
Part of speech:
To do carelessly or poorly; neglect
(Archaic) To try to avert by prayer
To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.
The definition of malign is to speak badly about or criticism someone.
To lower or remove the value of something.
To diminish or impair in quality, character, or value:
To cause to seem little or smaller than something else:
To depress as to direction
To lower in reputation
To reject as untrue; disbelieve
Minimize is defined as to reduce, decrease or lessen to the smallest possible amount.
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To criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of
To adjudge someone guilty of a crime or to impose sentence, especially a severe penalty such as death or life imprisonment.
(Obs.) To announce, esp. in a menacing way
dispraise
To notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage, to criticize.
To spread false and harmful statements about; slander
To regard or esteem too lightly
To rate, assess, or estimate too low
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To say untrue or malicious things about; defame; slander; vilify
cast aspersions on
To lower in reputation
To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.
Vilify is defined as to make a comment about a person that makes him look bad.
(Obs.) To accuse
To utter a slander about
sneer at
To lower in reputation
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Fault is defined as to blame or to commit a mistake.
To use abusive or contemptuous language in speaking to or about; call bad names
To laugh at, speak of, or write about dismissively or contemptuously.
make slighting reference to
To lower in reputation
To deviate from a standard or expectation; go astray:
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To view with contempt; despise.
Detract is defined as to take away from or reduce.
To pass over quickly and carelessly; make little of
hold-cheap
To have a low esteem for someone, to look down upon someone, to hold someone in contempt
scoff at
To lower in reputation
find fault with
To lower in reputation
make-light-of
(Idiomatic) To regard without due seriousness; to joke or disregard inappropriately.
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make little of
To lower in reputation
To play down; minimize
To affect in a specified way by striking hard:
To make a smear with
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To lower in reputation
(Idiomatic) Alternative form of pull down a peg.
cut down to size
To lower in reputation
To criticize or blame.
To put, throw, or otherwise forcefully move so as to produce a loud noise:
raise (antonym)
(Nautical) To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it.
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praise (antonym)
Praise is defined as to give someone approval, or to thank God.
extol (antonym)
To praise highly; exalt.
decay (related)
To fall into ruin:
censure (related)
Censure is defined as to criticize or judge in a harsh manner.
disgrace (related)
To bring shame or dishonor on:
humble (related)
To cause to feel humble:
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humiliate (related)
To hurt the pride or dignity of by causing to be or seem foolish or contemptible; mortify
An unfair criticism
A decline in the value of an asset over time, due to its increasing obsolescence or the wear and tear due to its use; a deduction on an income tax return of part of the asset’s cost, transforming its declining value into a benefit for the taxpayer.
An untrue statement that harms the reputation of someone else’s business or product.
pejoration
(Linguistics) The process by which the meaning of a word becomes negative or disparaging over a period of time, as silly, from Middle English seely, “blessed, innocent,” has come to mean “showing a lack of good sense, frivolous.”
To become cheap or cheaper
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To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
(Music) To reduce (a perfect or a minor interval) by a half step
(Computing) To remove white space and unnecessary characters from a web page in order to reduce its size and improve download time.
(Medicine) To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
To cause to shrink or contract; specif., to cause (fabric) to shrink by a special process in manufacturing so as to minimize later shrinkage
vilipend
To vilify; revile
compliment (antonym)
To present something to (a person) as an act of politeness or respect
approve (antonym)
To be favorable toward; think or declare to be good, satisfactory, etc.
laud (antonym)
To give praise to; glorify.
exalt (antonym)
To heighten or intensify the action or effect of
recommend (antonym)
To recommend is defined as to advise or counsel someone.
gain value (antonym)
devalue, lose value
increase (antonym)
To cause to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; add to; augment
rate (antonym)
(Informal) To deserve
To reduce in value.
To write a memorandum about.
To become or make less in price or value
To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance for interest; as, the banks discount notes and bills of exchange.
talk down
(Idiomatic) To speak condescendingly or as though the listener is inferior.
make light (or little) of
money (related)
To become or make less in price or value
show (related)
(Slang) To make an appearance; show up:
appreciate (antonym)
To think well of; understand and enjoy; esteem
revalue (related)
overvalue (related)
amortise (related)
(Intransitive) To reduce in quality or purity.
Synonym Study
- Minimize suggests an ascription of the least possible value or importance don't minimize your own efforts
- Belittle implies depreciation, but stresses a contemptuous attitude in the speaker or writer
- Decry implies vigorous public denunciation, often from the best of motives to decry corruption in government
- To disparage is to attempt to lower in esteem, as by insinuation, invidious comparison, faint praise
- To depreciate is to lessen (something) in value as by implying that it has less worth than is usually attributed to it he depreciated her generosity
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