Synonyms for Cut down to size:

• v.

  •bad-mouth (verb)
  • criticize,
  • disparage,
  • malign,
  • knock,
  • run down,
  • pan,
  • tear down,
  • rip,
  • slander,
  • slam,
  • rap,
  • belittle.
  •belittle (verb)
  • depreciate,
  • discredit,
  • lower,
  • scorch,
  • smear,
  • deride,
  • scorn,
  • take down,
  • discount,
  • derogate,
  • downplay,
  • squelch,
  • sour grapes,
  • downgrade,
  • write off,
  • underestimate,
  • blister,
  • undervalue,
  • underrate,
  • decry.
  •debunk (verb)
  • expose,
  • mock,
  • discover,
  • puncture,
  • show up,
  • unmask.
  •deflate (verb)
  • dash,
  • disconcert,
  • chasten,
  • dispirit,
  • humble,
  • mortify.
  •degrade (verb)
  • injure,
  • abase,
  • debauch,
  • pervert,
  • corrupt,
  • reduce,
  • debase,
  • rule out,
  • sink,
  • lessen,
  • detract,
  • disgrace,
  • degenerate,
  • bust,
  • cheapen,
  • impair,
  • depose,
  • weaken,
  • canker,
  • bump,
  • bench,
  • deteriorate,
  • demote,
  • deprave,
  • break,
  • dishonor,
  • vitiate.
  •demean (verb)
  • descend,
  • despise,
  • contemn,
  • stoop,
  • cut rate,
  • poor-mouth.
  •deprecate (verb)
  • disesteem,
  • disfavor,
  • discountenance,
  • expostulate,
  • object,
  • pooh-pooh.
  •diminish (verb)
  • put away,
  • detract from,
  • devalue,
  • abuse,
  • knock off high horse,
  • give comeuppance,
  • poormouth.
  •humiliate (verb)
  • conquer,
  • snub,
  • denigrate,
  • chagrin,
  • vanquish,
  • deny,
  • discomfit,
  • put to shame,
  • crush,
  • base,
  • confuse,
  • bring down,
  • wither,
  • confound,
  • play down,
  • depress,
  • abash,
  • subdue.
  •minimize (verb)
  • curtail,
  • decrease,
  • attenuate,
  • abbreviate,
  • prune,
  • dwarf,
  • shrink.
  •shame (verb)
  • defile,
  • reproach,
  • blot,
  • ridicule,
  • stain,
  • give a black eye.

• Other synonyms:

  •shame
  • give black eye.

Antonyms for Cut down to size:

• v.

  • belittle
    flatter, enlarge, laud, value, build up, compliment, overestimate, overrate, overvalue, praise, raise, exaggerate, commend, upgrade, approve, increase.
  • debunk
    uphold, prove.
  • deflate
    assist, expand, encourage, aid, inflate, blow up, help, boost.
  • degrade
    admire, rise, extend, strengthen, purify, exalt, promote, grow, fix, improve, mend, honor, enhance, develop, elevate.
  • deprecate
    sanction, endorse.
  • diminish
    prolong, lengthen.
  • humiliate
    allow, fail, cherish, release, respect, lose, yield, surrender, agree.
  • minimize
    maximize.
  • shame
    clean, be proud, credit, regard.