What is another word for de-grades?
2560 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ dəɡɹˈe͡ɪdz], [ dəɡɹˈeɪdz], [ d_ə_ɡ_ɹ_ˈeɪ_d_z]
"De-grades" is a word that often implies a negative connotation. Fortunately, there are many synonyms available to convey a similar idea without using this particular word. Some potential options include "diminishes," "weakens," "deteriorates," "declines," "dilutes," and "disintegrates." These words can be useful when describing a lowering of standards, a fading of quality or value, or a deterioration of a person's character or reputation. Using alternative synonyms allows for more precise and varied language use, and can help avoid overuse of any one particular word.
Synonyms for De-grades:
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v.
• abase • adulterate- alloy ,
- amalgamate ,
- attenuate ,
- blend ,
- commingle ,
- contaminate ,
- cook ,
- cut ,
- defile ,
- denature ,
- depreciate ,
- devalue ,
- dilute ,
- dissolve ,
- doctor ,
- doctor up ,
- falsify ,
- infiltrate ,
- intermix ,
- irrigate ,
- lace ,
- make impure ,
- mingle ,
- mix ,
- phony up ,
- plant ,
- pollute ,
- shave ,
- spike ,
- taint ,
- thin ,
- transfuse ,
- water down .
- bankrupt ,
- confound ,
- confute ,
- controvert ,
- cow ,
- cripple ,
- demerit ,
- disconfirm ,
- dispirit ,
- disprove ,
- enervate ,
- enfeeble ,
- impoverish ,
- incapacitate ,
- pauperize ,
- rebut ,
- refute ,
- ruin ,
- subdue ,
- tame ,
- undermine .
- beat down ,
- damage ,
- decline ,
- denigrate ,
- drop ,
- fall ,
- lose value ,
- mar ,
- mark down ,
- minimize ,
- render worthless ,
- spoil ,
- undervalue ,
- write off .
- advertise ,
- develop as business ,
- make bring returns ,
- make marketable ,
- make pay ,
- make profitable ,
- make saleable ,
- market ,
- sell .
- abuse ,
- animalize ,
- bastardize ,
- blemish ,
- blight ,
- bribe ,
- decay ,
- decompose ,
- deface ,
- deform ,
- despoil ,
- disfigure ,
- fix ,
- grease palm ,
- harm ,
- hurt ,
- ill-treat ,
- infect ,
- lure ,
- maltreat ,
- mistreat ,
- misuse ,
- outrage ,
- pull down ,
- putrefy ,
- ravage ,
- rot ,
- square ,
- stain ,
- suborn ,
- subvert ,
- violate ,
- waste .
- befoul ,
- besmirch ,
- deflower ,
- desecrate ,
- dirty ,
- discolor ,
- maculate ,
- make foul ,
- mess up ,
- molest ,
- muck up ,
- profane ,
- rape ,
- ravish ,
- scuzz up ,
- seduce ,
- smear ,
- soil ,
- sully ,
- tar ,
- tarnish ,
- trash .
- Bemean ,
- Declass ,
- abase ,
- belittle ,
- bench ,
- break ,
- bump ,
- bust ,
- canker ,
- cast down ,
- cheapen ,
- corrupt ,
- cut down to size ,
- debase ,
- debauch ,
- decry ,
- degenerate ,
- demean ,
- demote ,
- depose ,
- deprave ,
- derogate ,
- deteriorate ,
- detract ,
- diminish ,
- disbar ,
- discredit ,
- disgrace ,
- dishonor ,
- disparage ,
- downgrade ,
- humble ,
- impair ,
- injure ,
- lessen ,
- lower ,
- mudsling ,
- pan ,
- pervert ,
- put down ,
- reduce ,
- rule out ,
- run down ,
- shoot down ,
- sink ,
- slam ,
- take down ,
- take down a peg ,
- tear down ,
- vitiate ,
- weaken .
- Discrown ,
- Uncrown ,
- boot out ,
- bounce ,
- can ,
- cashier ,
- chuck ,
- dethrone ,
- displace ,
- drum out ,
- eject ,
- freeze out ,
- give heave-ho ,
- impeach ,
- kick out ,
- overthrow ,
- remove from office ,
- ride out on rail ,
- run out of town ,
- send packing ,
- throw out ,
- throw out on ear ,
- unfrock ,
- unmake ,
- unseat ,
- upset .
- afflict ,
- ail ,
- bear down ,
- beat ,
- bother ,
- bug ,
- bum out ,
- chill ,
- damp ,
- dampen ,
- darken ,
- daunt ,
- debilitate ,
- desolate ,
- devitalize ,
- discourage ,
- dishearten ,
- dismay ,
- distress ,
- disturb ,
- drag ,
- drain ,
- dull ,
- faze ,
- keep under ,
- mock ,
- oppress ,
- perturb ,
- press ,
- reduce to tears ,
- sadden ,
- sap ,
- slow ,
- throw cold water on ,
- torment ,
- trouble ,
- try ,
- turn one off ,
- weary ,
- weigh down .
- Disimprove ,
- be worse for wear ,
- become worse ,
- corrode ,
- crumble ,
- disintegrate ,
- ebb ,
- fade ,
- fail ,
- fall apart ,
- flag ,
- go downhill ,
- go to pieces ,
- go to pot ,
- go to the dogs ,
- hit the skids ,
- languish ,
- lapse ,
- lose it ,
- lose quality ,
- regress ,
- retrograde ,
- retrogress ,
- skid ,
- slide ,
- wear away ,
- worsen .
- blow up ,
- bring into disrepute ,
- bring to naught ,
- censure ,
- defame ,
- destroy ,
- disconsider ,
- disesteem ,
- disfavor ,
- explode ,
- expose ,
- frown upon ,
- knock bottom out of ,
- poke full of holes ,
- pooh-pooh ,
- puncture ,
- reflect on ,
- reproach ,
- shoot ,
- show up ,
- slander ,
- slur ,
- take rug out from under ,
- vilify .
- attaint ,
- blot ,
- depress ,
- deride ,
- disregard ,
- disrespect ,
- expel ,
- give a black eye ,
- libel ,
- lose face ,
- ridicule ,
- snub ,
- stigmatize ,
- tar and feather .
- cry down ,
- deject ,
- deprecate ,
- disdain ,
- dispraise ,
- downcry ,
- malign ,
- put hooks in ,
- rap ,
- roast ,
- scorch ,
- sour grapes ,
- traduce ,
- underestimate ,
- underrate .
- abash ,
- bring down ,
- chagrin ,
- chasten ,
- confuse ,
- crush ,
- cut to the quick ,
- deflate ,
- deny ,
- discomfit ,
- embarrass ,
- hide ,
- make eat dirt ,
- make one feel small ,
- overcome ,
- pop one's balloon ,
- put away ,
- put one away ,
- put to shame ,
- silence ,
- squash ,
- squelch ,
- strike dumb .
- base ,
- blister ,
- bring low ,
- conquer ,
- discountenance ,
- downplay ,
- make a fool of ,
- make ashamed ,
- play down ,
- put out of countenance ,
- rip ,
- vanquish ,
- wither .
- affront ,
- aggravate ,
- annoy ,
- curse ,
- disoblige ,
- flout ,
- gird ,
- irritate ,
- jeer ,
- provoke ,
- revile ,
- scoff ,
- slight ,
- sneer ,
- step on one's toes ,
- taunt ,
- tease ,
- vex .
- abate ,
- abridge ,
- amputate ,
- become smaller ,
- clip ,
- close ,
- contract ,
- crop ,
- curtail ,
- cut back ,
- de-escalate ,
- die down ,
- downsize ,
- dwindle ,
- ease ,
- erode ,
- grow less ,
- lighten ,
- minify ,
- mitigate ,
- moderate ,
- narrow ,
- roll back ,
- shrink ,
- slack up ,
- slacken ,
- slow down ,
- soft-pedal ,
- take the bite out ,
- take the edge off ,
- take the sting out ,
- taper ,
- taper off ,
- truncate ,
- wind down .
- load .
Other relevant words:
- abandon ,
- abbreviate ,
- abnegate ,
- accrue ,
- accuse ,
- ache ,
- adjudicate ,
- adjure ,
- admixture ,
- admonish ,
- adulterated ,
- advance ,
- advertize ,
- afoul ,
- aggrandise ,
- aggrandize ,
- agitate ,
- agony ,
- airless ,
- al qaeda ,
- al qaida ,
- alarm ,
- alkali ,
- all in ,
- allay ,
- alleviate ,
- alter ,
- amalgamated ,
- amaze ,
- amplify ,
- anathemise ,
- anathemize ,
- anguish ,
- animadversion ,
- animalise ,
- annoyance ,
- annoyer ,
- appal ,
- appall ,
- applesauce ,
- appropriate ,
- area ,
- arm ,
- arouse ,
- arrest ,
- arse ,
- asperse ,
- aspersion ,
- ass ,
- assault ,
- assay ,
- attempt ,
- attenuated ,
- autumn ,
- aweary ,
- baby ,
- bacchanal ,
- bacchanalia ,
- back up ,
- background ,
- backside ,
- backslide ,
- backsliding ,
- badger ,
- badgering ,
- badmouth ,
- baffle ,
- bag ,
- bait ,
- ball up ,
- bane ,
- bang ,
- banish ,
- bank clerk ,
- bar ,
- barb ,
- bare ,
- barf ,
- bargain down ,
- bargain rate ,
- barrack ,
- barren ,
- basal ,
- base of operations ,
- baseball swing ,
- baseborn ,
- basis ,
- bastardise ,
- batch ,
- bathroom ,
- be sick ,
- bead ,
- bear down on ,
- beat out ,
- beat up ,
- beatnik ,
- bedamn ,
- bedaub ,
- bedevil ,
- bedevilment ,
- befuddle ,
- beggar ,
- behind ,
- beleaguer ,
- belly-up ,
- belt ,
- bemire ,
- bemock ,
- bend ,
- benumb ,
- berth ,
- beseech ,
- beset ,
- beshrew ,
- bestialise ,
- betray ,
- better ,
- bewilder ,
- bid ,
- bilk ,
- billet ,
- binge ,
- bit ,
- black ,
- blackguard ,
- blackjack ,
- blame ,
- blaspheme ,
- blasphemous ,
- blast ,
- bleak ,
- bleb ,
- blend in ,
- blending ,
- blob ,
- block ,
- blockade ,
- blood ,
- blot out ,
- blow ,
- blow a fuse ,
- blow one's stack ,
- blow over ,
- blue ,
- blunt ,
- blur ,
- bobble ,
- body politic ,
- boggy ,
- boil down ,
- bollix ,
- bollix up ,
- bollocks ,
- bollocks up ,
- bomb ,
- boring ,
- botch ,
- botch up ,
- botheration ,
- bottom ,
- bounciness ,
- bouncing ,
- bound ,
- bourgeon ,
- bout ,
- bow ,
- bowl over ,
- braid ,
- brake shoe ,
- brand ,
- breach ,
- break away ,
- break dance ,
- break down ,
- break in ,
- break loose ,
- break of serve ,
- break off ,
- break out ,
- break up ,
- break-dance ,
- breakage ,
- breakdown ,
- breaking ,
- breakout ,
- brighten ,
- bring out ,
- broke ,
- broken ,
- browse ,
- bruise ,
- brush aside ,
- brush off ,
- brutalise ,
- buck ,
- buckle ,
- buckle under ,
- build up ,
- bulge ,
- bulla ,
- bum ,
- bumble ,
- buncombe ,
- bungle ,
- bunk ,
- bunkum ,
- buns ,
- buoy up ,
- burden ,
- burgeon forth ,
- burn ,
- burst ,
- burst forth ,
- bury ,
- bushed ,
- bushel ,
- butt ,
- buttocks ,
- buy ,
- cadence ,
- calf love ,
- call forth ,
- calumniate ,
- calumny ,
- campaign ,
- can buoy ,
- candle ,
- canful ,
- canker sore ,
- capitulation ,
- capitulum ,
- captain cook ,
- capture ,
- card ,
- cargo ,
- cark ,
- cart ,
- cartridge clip ,
- cartridge holder ,
- cast ,
- cast aside ,
- cast away ,
- cast off ,
- cast out ,
- castigate ,
- cat ,
- cave ,
- cave in ,
- centrist ,
- cesspit ,
- cesspool ,
- chafe ,
- chair ,
- chalk ,
- chance ,
- change form ,
- change shape ,
- char ,
- charge ,
- chastise ,
- cheapness ,
- cheating ,
- check ,
- check out ,
- cheeseparing ,
- chevvy ,
- chevy ,
- chicken feed ,
- chivvy ,
- chivy ,
- choke ,
- choke off ,
- chow ,
- chuck out ,
- chute ,
- circumvent ,
- clapperclaw ,
- classify ,
- cliff ,
- clipping ,
- clog ,
- clog up ,
- close down ,
- close out ,
- close up ,
- close-fitting ,
- closelipped ,
- closely ,
- closemouthed ,
- closet ,
- closing ,
- closing curtain ,
- cloud ,
- cloudy ,
- coalesce ,
- coalesced ,
- coast ,
- cocker ,
- coddle ,
- codswallop ,
- cold shoulder ,
- cold-shoulder ,
- coldcock ,
- collapse ,
- colly ,
- color ,
- colour ,
- colza ,
- combine ,
- combust ,
- come ,
- come apart ,
- come down ,
- come on ,
- come out ,
- come together ,
- come-on ,
- comfort ,
- commercialise ,
- commercialize ,
- commix ,
- commixture ,
- commode ,
- commonwealth ,
- commove ,
- compact ,
- compaction ,
- compress ,
- conceal ,
- concentrate ,
- conclude ,
- conclusion ,
- condemn ,
- condemnation ,
- condense ,
- condescension ,
- confining ,
- conflate ,
- confused ,
- congest ,
- conjure ,
- conk out ,
- consignment ,
- consolidated ,
- consternation ,
- constitute ,
- constrict ,
- constringe ,
- consume ,
- contain ,
- contaminating ,
- contamination ,
- contempt ,
- contort ,
- contract bridge ,
- contradict ,
- control ,
- contumely ,
- convolute ,
- cooking pan ,
- cool ,
- cool down ,
- coquette ,
- cornerstone ,
- correct ,
- corrupted ,
- cosh ,
- cosset ,
- counteract ,
- countercurrent ,
- countermine ,
- cover ,
- crack ,
- crank ,
- crapper ,
- craw ,
- crepuscle ,
- crepuscule ,
- criminate ,
- cringe ,
- crooked ,
- cross ,
- crosscurrent ,
- crouch ,
- crucify ,
- cruddy ,
- crumple ,
- crunch ,
- crusade ,
- crushed leather ,
- cultivate ,
- cup ,
- curb ,
- curse word ,
- curve ,
- cuss ,
- cut down ,
- cut of meat ,
- cut off ,
- cut price ,
- cut short ,
- cutting ,
- cutting off ,
- cytosmear ,
- damn ,
- dampish ,
- dampness ,
- dangle ,
- dapple ,
- dart ,
- dash ,
- daub ,
- dead ,
- deaden ,
- deadening ,
- deal ,
- debased ,
- debauched ,
- debauchery ,
- debunk ,
- decelerate ,
- deck ,
- declaration ,
- declension ,
- declination ,
- declivity ,
- decoct ,
- decomposition ,
- decompress ,
- deconsecrate ,
- decoy ,
- decrement ,
- defamation ,
- defeat ,
- defect ,
- defer ,
- defiled ,
- define ,
- deflection ,
- defrock ,
- degraded ,
- dehumanise ,
- deletion ,
- delight ,
- demolish ,
- demoralise ,
- denigration ,
- denounce ,
- dense ,
- deoxidise ,
- deoxidize ,
- deoxyephedrine ,
- depone ,
- depopulate ,
- deposit ,
- depredation ,
- deprive ,
- derange ,
- derangement ,
- derision ,
- derive ,
- derriere ,
- descent ,
- descry ,
- desegregate ,
- desert ,
- desex ,
- desexualise ,
- desexualize ,
- despite ,
- despoilation ,
- despoilment ,
- despoliation ,
- destruct ,
- deter ,
- determine ,
- dethaw ,
- detonate ,
- detriment ,
- devaluate ,
- devastate ,
- develop ,
- deviant ,
- deviate ,
- devil ,
- devitalise ,
- devolve ,
- die ,
- die away ,
- die back ,
- difficulty ,
- dig ,
- dilapidate ,
- dilapidation ,
- diluted ,
- dim ,
- diminution ,
- dingy ,
- dip ,
- dirt ,
- dirty dog ,
- dis pater ,
- disable ,
- disadvantage ,
- disappearance ,
- disapproval ,
- disband ,
- disbelieve ,
- discard ,
- discern ,
- discharge ,
- disclose ,
- discoloration ,
- discolour ,
- discolouration ,
- discombobulate ,
- discommode ,
- discompose ,
- discontinue ,
- discount ,
- discouragement ,
- discourtesy ,
- discover ,
- disenable ,
- disfavour ,
- disgorge ,
- disgustful ,
- disgusting ,
- disheartenment ,
- dishonour ,
- disintegration ,
- dislike ,
- dislodge ,
- dismantle ,
- disorder ,
- disordered ,
- disparagement ,
- display ,
- dispose ,
- disquiet ,
- disquieted ,
- disrepute ,
- disruption ,
- diss ,
- dissipate ,
- dissipated ,
- dissipation ,
- dissolute ,
- distasteful ,
- distinguish ,
- distort ,
- distract ,
- distraint ,
- distressed ,
- disturbance ,
- disturbed ,
- ditch ,
- divulge ,
- do in ,
- doc ,
- doctor of the church ,
- domesticate ,
- domesticise ,
- domesticize ,
- down ,
- downfall ,
- downslope ,
- drag down ,
- drag in ,
- drag on ,
- drag out ,
- drag through the mud ,
- drainage ,
- drainpipe ,
- dramatise ,
- dramatize ,
- draw ,
- dredge ,
- dress ,
- dribble ,
- driblet ,
- drip ,
- droop ,
- drop back ,
- drop behind ,
- drop cloth ,
- drop curtain ,
- drop down ,
- drop off ,
- drop-off ,
- droppings ,
- drum ,
- drunken revelry ,
- dumb ,
- dumbfound ,
- dump ,
- dun ,
- dung ,
- dusk ,
- dwindle away ,
- dwindle down ,
- ear ,
- ease off ,
- ease up ,
- easiness ,
- easy ,
- eat ,
- eat at ,
- eat away ,
- eats ,
- ebb away ,
- ebb down ,
- ebb off ,
- ebb out ,
- ebbing ,
- edit ,
- edit out ,
- effort ,
- elapse ,
- elicit ,
- eliminate ,
- emaciate ,
- emasculated ,
- embed ,
- embellish ,
- embroider ,
- embroil ,
- empale ,
- enchant ,
- encircle ,
- encounter ,
- encumbrance ,
- end ,
- endanger ,
- endeavor ,
- endeavour ,
- ending ,
- engraft ,
- enkindle ,
- enlace ,
- enlarge ,
- enrapture ,
- enshroud ,
- enter ,
- enthral ,
- enthrall ,
- entice ,
- enticement ,
- entreat ,
- entwine ,
- equipment casualty ,
- erupt ,
- espy ,
- essay ,
- establish ,
- evanesce ,
- evenfall ,
- evil ,
- evoke ,
- exacerbate ,
- examine ,
- exasperate ,
- excision ,
- exclude ,
- exclusion ,
- excommunicate ,
- excommunication ,
- excoriate ,
- excrescence ,
- excruciate ,
- execration ,
- exhaust ,
- exhibit ,
- exhort ,
- expand ,
- expend ,
- expense ,
- expletive ,
- extenuate ,
- extrusion ,
- facilitate ,
- fade away ,
- fade out ,
- faded ,
- fag ,
- fag out ,
- faithful ,
- fake ,
- fall back ,
- fall down ,
- fall in ,
- fall off ,
- falling out ,
- fanny ,
- fast ,
- fasten ,
- fatigue ,
- fault ,
- feather ,
- featherbed ,
- fell ,
- female chest ,
- fetid ,
- fight ,
- fill up ,
- film ,
- filth ,
- filthy ,
- finale ,
- find ,
- finis ,
- finish ,
- fire ,
- fixate ,
- fixing ,
- fixture ,
- fizzle ,
- fizzle out ,
- flagstone ,
- flap ,
- flap down ,
- flash ,
- flash back ,
- flatten ,
- flaw ,
- fleck ,
- fleet ,
- fleur-de-lis ,
- flex ,
- flimsy ,
- flinch ,
- fling ,
- flip one's lid ,
- flip one's wig ,
- flirt ,
- flock ,
- floor ,
- flop ,
- flora ,
- flow ,
- flub ,
- fluff ,
- flummox ,
- flunk ,
- flurry ,
- flush it ,
- flux ,
- fly off the handle ,
- foetid ,
- foil ,
- fold ,
- folderol ,
- food market ,
- fool ,
- fool away ,
- foot ,
- foray ,
- forbear ,
- force out ,
- foreshorten ,
- forsake ,
- fortify ,
- foul up ,
- foul-smelling ,
- fouled ,
- found ,
- foundation ,
- founder ,
- foursquare ,
- fox ,
- fracture ,
- fragile ,
- free fall ,
- free-base ,
- freeze ,
- freeze down ,
- freeze off ,
- freight ,
- fret ,
- frighten away ,
- frighten off ,
- frisson ,
- fritter ,
- fritter away ,
- frivol away ,
- frown ,
- frown on ,
- frustrate ,
- fuck up ,
- fuddle ,
- fudge ,
- fumble ,
- fundament ,
- funk ,
- funky ,
- furbish up ,
- fuse ,
- fused ,
- fuss ,
- gangrene ,
- gaol ,
- gaolbreak ,
- gap ,
- garble ,
- garlic ,
- gash ,
- gear up ,
- geld ,
- gelded ,
- gelidity ,
- genus pan ,
- geological fault ,
- germ ,
- germinate ,
- get ,
- get around ,
- get at ,
- get behind ,
- get down ,
- get out ,
- get over ,
- get the best ,
- get the better of ,
- get to ,
- gibbosity ,
- gibbousness ,
- gibe ,
- girdle ,
- give ,
- give away ,
- give in ,
- give notice ,
- give out ,
- give the axe ,
- give the sack ,
- give way ,
- glance over ,
- glass ,
- glide ,
- glide by ,
- glitch ,
- gloaming ,
- glower ,
- gnaw ,
- gnaw at ,
- go ,
- go against ,
- go along ,
- go bad ,
- go ballistic ,
- go by ,
- go down ,
- go under ,
- go wrong ,
- goat god ,
- gob ,
- godforsaken ,
- goo ,
- good deal ,
- good luck ,
- gook ,
- goop ,
- gorge ,
- gravel ,
- graze ,
- grease ,
- grease one's palms ,
- great deal ,
- grocery ,
- grocery store ,
- ground ,
- groundwork ,
- grub ,
- grunge ,
- guck ,
- guff ,
- gunk ,
- guy ,
- hack ,
- hale ,
- handicap ,
- hang ,
- hang back ,
- happen ,
- happy chance ,
- harass ,
- harassment ,
- harry ,
- harvest ,
- hash over ,
- hassle ,
- hatful ,
- haul ,
- have a fit ,
- have kittens ,
- have the best ,
- head-shrinker ,
- heap ,
- hear ,
- heartbeat ,
- hearty ,
- heave ,
- hemipteran ,
- hemipteron ,
- hex ,
- hide out ,
- hind end ,
- hinder ,
- hindquarters ,
- hip-hop ,
- hit the ceiling ,
- hit the roof ,
- ho-hum ,
- hogwash ,
- hold ,
- hold in ,
- hold off ,
- hold over ,
- hole ,
- home ,
- honk ,
- hook ,
- horrify ,
- humiliation ,
- hump ,
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- onus ,
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- overbear ,
- overleap ,
- overlook ,
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- override ,
- overrule ,
- oversight ,
- overtake ,
- overturn ,
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- overwhelm ,
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- peril ,
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- pity ,
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- pose ,
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- potty ,
- pound ,
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- price ,
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- prison-breaking ,
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- pull ,
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- put aside ,
- put back ,
- put behind bars ,
- put off ,
- put out ,
- put over ,
- put to sleep ,
- put up ,
- put-down ,
- putrefaction ,
- puzzle ,
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- quiet ,
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- rack ,
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- radioactive decay ,
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- rally ,
- range ,
- ransack ,
- rap music ,
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- rat ,
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- reclaim ,
- recognise ,
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- reduction ,
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- refuse ,
- regorge ,
- regression ,
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- reject ,
- relapse ,
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- rent ,
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- rest ,
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- restrain ,
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- restrict ,
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- retard ,
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- retch ,
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- return ,
- reveal ,
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- revolting ,
- rhythm ,
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- ribbing ,
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- ride ,
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- roasted ,
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- rotter ,
- rotting ,
- roue ,
- round ,
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- ruination ,
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- rule in ,
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- rumple ,
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- run out ,
- run over ,
- rupture ,
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- rust ,
- sabotage ,
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- sag ,
- saltation ,
- sample ,
- saphead ,
- satisfying ,
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- scald ,
- scale down ,
- scan ,
- scandal ,
- scandalisation ,
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- scare ,
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- scare off ,
- scathe ,
- scoffing ,
- scoot ,
- score ,
- scotch ,
- scourge ,
- scramble ,
- scrap ,
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- scud ,
- scuff ,
- scum ,
- scum bag ,
- scupper ,
- sea dog ,
- seafarer ,
- seaman ,
- sear ,
- season ,
- seat ,
- second power ,
- secrecy ,
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- secular ,
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- send away ,
- separate ,
- set ,
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- set off ,
- set up ,
- settle ,
- severance ,
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- shaft ,
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- shake up ,
- sharpen ,
- shaving ,
- shed ,
- sheer ,
- shell ,
- shelve ,
- shift ,
- shine ,
- shipment ,
- shiver ,
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- shock ,
- shoddy ,
- shoe ,
- shorten ,
- shortened ,
- shot ,
- shout ,
- show ,
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- shroud ,
- shudder ,
- shuffle ,
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- shut away ,
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- sick ,
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- sight ,
- sign ,
- sign on ,
- sign up ,
- signal flag ,
- simpleness ,
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- sinkhole ,
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- skim ,
- skin ,
- skinny ,
- skint ,
- skip ,
- skunk ,
- slack ,
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- slake ,
- slam dance ,
- slash ,
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- slender ,
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- slew ,
- slice ,
- slicing ,
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- slim ,
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- slime ,
- slip ,
- slip away ,
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- splutter ,
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- stir up ,
- stoep ,
- stone-broke ,
- stony-broke ,
- stool ,
- stop ,
- stopping point ,
- stoup ,
- straight ,
- straightforward ,
- strain ,
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- streak ,
- stress ,
- stretch ,
- strike ,
- strike down ,
- strip ,
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- stymy ,
- subjugate ,
- submit ,
- subordinate ,
- subside ,
- substantial ,
- substructure ,
- suffer ,
- suffering ,
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- suppress ,
- surface ,
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- surrender ,
- suspension ,
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- swallow hole ,
- swampy ,
- swash ,
- swear ,
- swearing ,
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- sweep ,
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- swelling ,
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- sword lily ,
- table ,
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- takedown ,
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- tap ,
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- tear ,
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- teaser ,
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- teller ,
- temper ,
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- thriftlessness ,
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- thump ,
- thwart ,
- tick ,
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- ticktock ,
- tide rip ,
- tidy sum ,
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- time ,
- time out ,
- tin ,
- tin can ,
- tingle ,
- tip over ,
- tire ,
- tire out ,
- tiresome ,
- toilet ,
- tomfool ,
- tone down ,
- tooshie ,
- topographic point ,
- torture ,
- toss ,
- toss away ,
- toss out ,
- touch ,
- touch on ,
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- trade ,
- trail ,
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- transport ,
- trauma ,
- traverse ,
- trend ,
- trim ,
- trim back ,
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- tripe ,
- trot ,
- trouble oneself ,
- trounce ,
- trumpery ,
- truncated ,
- try on ,
- try out ,
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- tuck in ,
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- tumble ,
- tump over ,
- turbid ,
- turf out ,
- turn ,
- turn back ,
- turn down ,
- turn off ,
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- turn over ,
- turn up ,
- turnover ,
- tush ,
- tussle ,
- twilight ,
- twine ,
- twist ,
- twist around ,
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- unbend ,
- unclean ,
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- uncover ,
- undercut ,
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- underrating ,
- underreckoning ,
- understate ,
- understructure ,
- undertake ,
- undo ,
- unfreeze ,
- unhinge ,
- unify ,
- unload ,
- unmasking ,
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- unsanctified ,
- unsettle ,
- unsex ,
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- unsportsmanlike ,
- unthaw ,
- untune ,
- unwind ,
- unwrap ,
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- upchuck ,
- upturned ,
- urge ,
- urge on ,
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- vamp ,
- vamper ,
- veer ,
- veil ,
- vesicate ,
- vexer ,
- vilification ,
- violation ,
- visit ,
- vituperate ,
- void ,
- vomit ,
- vomit up ,
- vote down ,
- vote out ,
- wad ,
- wait ,
- wane ,
- wangle ,
- wardrobe ,
- ware ,
- warhead ,
- warn ,
- warping ,
- wash ,
- wash up ,
- waste material ,
- waste matter ,
- waste pipe ,
- waste product ,
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- wasteland ,
- water ,
- waterlogged ,
- wax light ,
- weakened ,
- wear ,
- wear down ,
- wear off ,
- wear out ,
- wear upon ,
- wearisome ,
- weigh ,
- weigh on ,
- weight-lift ,
- weightlift ,
- whack ,
- whammy ,
- whang ,
- whelm ,
- whip ,
- whittle away ,
- whittle down ,
- wick ,
- wicked ,
- wild ,
- wince ,
- winnow out ,
- wiretap ,
- wish-wash ,
- work ,
- work bench ,
- work over ,
- workbench ,
- works ,
- worried ,
- worry ,
- worrying ,
- wound ,
- wounded ,
- wrecking ,
- wring ,
- write down ,
- write out ,
- wrong ,
- yearn ,
- yen ,
- yield ,
- yucky .
How to use "De-grades" in context?
When it comes to technology, there are always new upgrades and changes on the horizon. And with each new release, it can be hard to keep up with what's available and what isn't. This can lead to some confusion and, more often than not, decreased productivity.
Here are four ways that technology can de-grade your productivity:
1. Too Much Digital Noise
In the world of technology, there is always something new to learn or to see. This can be appealing at first, but it can quickly become overwhelming. It's easy to get sidetracked and overwhelmed by the multitude of options and options.
Word of the Day
pull one's weight
- Synonyms:
- work, pull one's weight.
