What is another word for denigrate?
Pronunciation:
[ dˈɛnɪɡɹˌe͡ɪt], [ dˈɛnɪɡɹˌeɪt], [ d_ˈɛ_n_ɪ_ɡ_ɹ_ˌeɪ_t]
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Similar words for denigrate:
- damn (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- belittle, malign (verb)
- besmear (verb)
- blacken (verb)
- censure (verb)
- cheapen (verb)
- defame (verb)
- depreciate (verb)
- disapprove (verb)
- disparage (verb)
- downgrade (verb)
- humiliate (verb)
- libel (verb)
- malign (verb)
- protest (verb)
- revile (verb)
- ridicule (verb)
- scandalize (verb)
- slander (verb)
- slur (verb)
- smear (verb)
- vilify (verb)
- other synonyms
- backbite
- blacken
- cheapen
- other relevant words
- revile
- slander
- slur
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Denigrate:
n.
• damn (noun)- damn.
- revile,
- smudge,
- never,
- write,
- heap dirt upon,
- talk,
- shadow,
- decry,
- smirch,
- fast,
- blotch,
- accuse,
- ink,
- shade,
- murk,
- dismissive,
- besmirch,
- bedarken,
- cork,
- oversmoke,
- black,
- brush,
- dinge,
- belittle,
- ebonize,
- asperse,
- minimize,
- ridicule,
- muckrake,
- stigmatize,
- sweep,
- melanize,
- call names,
- put down,
- scruple,
- Discommend,
- charcoal,
- look,
- defile,
- shrug,
- despise,
- mock,
- smut,
- hold in contempt,
- skate,
- light,
- sniff,
- dismiss,
- scornful,
- blow,
- deprecate,
- smoke,
- soil,
- darken,
- dismissal,
- smutch,
- pick at,
- nigrify,
- Disvalue,
- tear down,
- disdain,
- sully,
- laugh,
- pour,
- charge,
- soot,
- engage in personalities,
- wave,
- calumniate,
- blackwash,
- scorn,
- tarnish,
- blot.
v.
• belittle, malign (verb) • besmear (verb) • blacken (verb)- de-crying,
- dis honors,
- dis-honor,
- de filed,
- rips up down,
- dis-honors,
- didst number on,
- dis honored,
- de-file,
- de cried,
- didst a number on,
- rip down,
- dis honoring,
- ripping up down,
- ripped up and down,
- de-filed,
- rips up and down,
- did a number on,
- does number on,
- doeth number on,
- giving a black eye,
- gave black eye,
- rips down,
- did number on,
- doest a number on,
- gave a black eye,
- rip up down,
- doing a number on,
- de-cried,
- ripped and down,
- dost number on,
- gives black eye,
- doing number on,
- ripping down,
- dis-honored,
- de cry,
- doth number on,
- ripping up and down,
- doeth a number on,
- de crying,
- de-files,
- rips and down,
- de-cries,
- giving black eye,
- dost a number on,
- de cries,
- de filing,
- ripping and down,
- de files,
- does a number on,
- ripped up down,
- dis-honoring,
- dis honor,
- rip and down,
- doest number on,
- de-cry,
- gives a black eye,
- de-filing,
- doth a number on,
- de file.
- dis-approved,
- carping at,
- dis-approving,
- re buffed,
- re-buff,
- re-buffed,
- be rating,
- re prove,
- be-rating,
- dis approved,
- up braids,
- in-criminate,
- ex probates,
- taking task,
- ex probating,
- up-braiding,
- takes to task,
- re-buffs,
- tare apart,
- re buffing,
- be rate,
- finds fault with,
- up-braided,
- exprobated,
- in-criminating,
- be-rate,
- be-rates,
- looking askance,
- in criminated,
- getting after,
- in criminating,
- gotten after,
- dis approve,
- pulled apart,
- in-criminated,
- carps at,
- ex-probating,
- took to task,
- dis approving,
- re-proving,
- re-proved,
- in criminates,
- in-criminates,
- be rated,
- pulling apart,
- re-proves,
- gets after,
- exprobating,
- looks askance,
- ex-probate,
- re-buffing,
- re proved,
- reads out,
- up-braids,
- taking to task,
- re proving,
- up braid,
- picked apart,
- tears apart,
- ex probate,
- re proves,
- ex-probates,
- found fault with,
- re buff,
- got after,
- picking apart,
- be rates,
- take task,
- in criminate,
- took task,
- picks apart,
- re buffs,
- up braided,
- exprobates,
- re-prove,
- be-rated,
- up-braid,
- carped at,
- finding fault with,
- ex-probated,
- dis-approves,
- takes task,
- ex probated,
- dis-approve,
- gat after,
- looked askance,
- dis approves.
- de grades,
- de-grading,
- de-cline,
- de-based,
- de-grade,
- de grade,
- de value,
- de grading,
- be littles,
- de clines,
- de cline,
- under values,
- de-mean,
- de valuing,
- de base,
- de-means,
- de values,
- under-valued,
- dis-credit,
- losing value,
- dis-credits,
- de basing,
- de based,
- beating down,
- de-value,
- be-littles,
- dis credits,
- re-duces,
- dis credited,
- de mean,
- de graded,
- de-values,
- rendered worthless,
- dis-credited,
- under-value,
- be-little,
- de-base,
- de-valued,
- de valued,
- renders worthless,
- de-grades,
- under-values,
- de meaning,
- re duces,
- under-valuing,
- rendering worthless,
- de means,
- de-valuing,
- loses value,
- re duce,
- de-basing,
- lost value,
- dis credit,
- de-meaning,
- beats down,
- under valued,
- dis-crediting,
- de-graded,
- re-duce,
- dis crediting,
- de-clines,
- under value,
- under valuing.
- be-smirched,
- throws mud at,
- villainizes,
- be smirching,
- be lied,
- be-smirches,
- dis grace,
- be smirched,
- de-famed,
- casting slur on,
- be lying,
- puts zingers on,
- be smirch,
- de fames,
- villainizing,
- dis-grace,
- be-lying,
- de-faming,
- de-fames,
- dis-gracing,
- casts aspersions on,
- dis-graces,
- be smirches,
- villainized,
- casting aspersions on,
- threw mud at,
- putting zingers on,
- be-smirching,
- throwing mud at,
- dis gracing,
- spoke evil of,
- dis-graced,
- de tracts,
- de tract,
- de-fame,
- casts slur on,
- speaks evil of,
- dis graces,
- be-smirch,
- de-tract,
- spake evil of,
- dis graced,
- de famed,
- speaking evil of,
- de fame,
- de-tracts,
- be-lied,
- de faming.
- dis countenanced,
- dis-praises,
- dis-praise,
- clamored against,
- under-estimating,
- takes down a peg,
- dis-counted,
- taking down peg,
- dis praises,
- under rate,
- dis-counts,
- under rates,
- dis countenances,
- dis countenance,
- dis countenancing,
- under estimates,
- scoffing at,
- clamoring against,
- under-rating,
- under estimating,
- dis counted,
- looked down on,
- under-rate,
- under-rated,
- sneering at,
- de riding,
- under estimate,
- under-rates,
- scoffs at,
- de rides,
- dis counting,
- takes down peg,
- sneers at,
- taking down a peg,
- dis-countenance,
- dis praise,
- dis-praised,
- sneered at,
- took down a peg,
- dis-praising,
- take down peg,
- under estimated,
- dis praising,
- de ride,
- under-estimated,
- under rating,
- under-estimate,
- de-rides,
- dis-countenancing,
- de-riding,
- dis-counting,
- dis-countenanced,
- de-ride,
- under rated,
- clamors against,
- dis counts,
- took down peg,
- dis-countenances,
- dis praised.
- chasten,
- disapprove,
- admonish,
- denounce,
- renounce,
- deride,
- criticize,
- discredit,
- chastise,
- castigate,
- blame,
- reproach,
- chide,
- condemn.
- de-moralize,
- dis-missed,
- de-moralized,
- dissed,
- de moralizes,
- dis missed,
- dis heartens,
- dis heartening,
- soured grapes,
- cried down,
- dis-heartened,
- putting hooks in,
- dis-missing,
- dis courage,
- dis-heartening,
- dis-courage,
- dis-hearten,
- cries down,
- sours grapes,
- de moralize,
- dis courages,
- dis heartened,
- dis-heartens,
- de-moralizing,
- downcries,
- dumping on,
- de moralized,
- downcrying,
- crying down,
- souring grapes,
- de moralizing,
- disses,
- dis missing,
- dumps on,
- de-moralizes,
- dis hearten,
- dis-courages,
- puts hooks in,
- downcried.
- de merit,
- disrated,
- de-classed,
- detracts from,
- detracting from,
- de-valorizes,
- de-meriting,
- de-creased,
- de class,
- de moting,
- de merited,
- de motes,
- de merits,
- de-class,
- disrates,
- de valorize,
- de-valorizing,
- dis rate,
- de valorized,
- devalorizing,
- detracted from,
- Declassing,
- de-valorize,
- de-creasing,
- devalorized,
- de valorizes,
- de-mote,
- de classes,
- de-moting,
- de-merited,
- de-classes,
- de-classing,
- de meriting,
- dis-rate,
- declasses,
- de-creases,
- dis-rated,
- de crease,
- dis rates,
- de classing,
- de-crease,
- de creases,
- de creasing,
- de-merit,
- dis-rates,
- de-motes,
- de creased,
- de-valorized,
- dis rating,
- devalorizes,
- dis-rating,
- de classed,
- de mote,
- de-merits,
- de valorizing,
- disrating,
- dis rated.
- brings low,
- cutting down size,
- bemeans,
- de-pressing,
- made a fool of,
- cuts down size,
- sub-due,
- bringing low,
- de pressed,
- de-pressed,
- puts out of countenance,
- making fool of,
- make fool of,
- puts out countenance,
- de pressing,
- cuts down to size,
- cut down size,
- makes ashamed,
- dis comfits,
- put out countenance,
- making ashamed,
- making a fool of,
- bemeaning,
- shooting down,
- dis-comfit,
- putting out countenance,
- sub dues,
- de-press,
- de presses,
- makes fool of,
- be mean,
- be means,
- be-mean,
- sub-dues,
- casts down,
- makes a fool of,
- made fool of,
- be meaning,
- shoots down,
- sub due,
- put shame,
- putting out of countenance,
- be-means,
- de press,
- be-meaning,
- cutting down to size,
- de-presses,
- dis-comfits,
- dis comfit.
- marking wrong,
- marked wrong,
- dragging name through mud,
- marks wrong,
- dragged name through mud,
- drags name through mud.
- be spatters,
- be foul,
- be-fouling,
- mis-represent,
- mis-representing,
- took a swipe at,
- be spattered,
- be fouls,
- be fouling,
- mis represent,
- speaks ill of,
- mis represents,
- takes swipe at,
- mis-represented,
- mudslinged,
- be-spatter,
- be fouled,
- be-fouled,
- mis-represents,
- opprobriated,
- speaking ill of,
- takes a swipe at,
- be-spattered,
- bespatters,
- be-spatters,
- mudslings,
- be-fouls,
- opprobriating,
- mis representing,
- taking a swipe at,
- be-foul,
- spake ill of,
- be spatter,
- opprobriates,
- mis represented,
- be spattering,
- be-spattering,
- taking swipe at,
- took swipe at,
- spoke ill of.
- giving talking to,
- re vile,
- tongue lashed,
- gave talking to,
- gave a talking to,
- tongue lashes,
- re probate,
- tonguelashing,
- lays down law,
- laid down the law,
- tongue lashing,
- re-probate,
- re-vile,
- tongue-lashed,
- re probating,
- give talking to,
- tonguelashed,
- re-probated,
- lay down law,
- re-probates,
- giving a talking to,
- gives a talking to,
- laying down law,
- gives talking to,
- laid down law,
- tonguelashes,
- tonguelash,
- laying down the law,
- tongue-lashes.
- insult,
- ride,
- rag,
- razz,
- quip,
- caricature,
- kid,
- scoff,
- gibe,
- jeer,
- sneer,
- jest,
- joke,
- mimic,
- taunt,
- burlesque.
- dis gusts,
- out-rage,
- dis gust,
- out raged,
- out-rages,
- out rages,
- dis-gusts,
- out-raged,
- dis-gust,
- dis gusting,
- dis gusted,
- out-raging,
- dis-gusted,
- dis-gusting.
- cuts to the quick,
- cut to quick,
- in-sinuates,
- in-sinuate,
- in sinuate,
- kicked in the teeth,
- blows off,
- blew off,
- kicking in the teeth,
- kicks in teeth,
- cuts the quick,
- slapping in the face,
- slapped in face,
- skins alive,
- cut quick,
- kicking the teeth,
- hitting where lives,
- kick teeth,
- slap face,
- slapping face,
- kicked in teeth,
- in sinuates,
- slapped face,
- zinged,
- hit where lives,
- slaps in the face,
- kicking teeth,
- cutting to the quick,
- kicks teeth,
- slapping the face,
- slaps face,
- slapped the face,
- kick the teeth,
- in-sinuating,
- kicked teeth,
- blowing off,
- cut the quick,
- hits where one lives,
- kicks in the teeth,
- hitting where one lives,
- cutting quick,
- slapping in face,
- cutting to quick,
- kicks the teeth,
- hits where lives,
- kicked the teeth,
- in sinuating,
- slapped in the face,
- cuts to quick,
- in sinuated,
- slaps the face,
- cuts quick,
- slaps in face,
- cutting the quick,
- kicking in teeth.
- dis-color,
- poor-mouthing,
- dis-coloring,
- poormouthing,
- dis-colors,
- dis coloring,
- dragged through mud,
- ripping up,
- dragging through mud,
- poor-mouthed,
- dis-colored,
- ripped up,
- dis colored,
- poormouthed,
- dis color,
- poormouths,
- dis colors,
- poor mouthing,
- disco-loring,
- poor mouthed,
- rips up,
- drags through mud,
- poor-mouths,
- disco loring,
- poor mouths.
- put whammy on,
- putting whammy on,
- ragged on,
- tearing in to,
- mis treat,
- tears into,
- tore in to,
- puts whammy on,
- mis-treat,
- tear in to,
- mis treats,
- calls down,
- mis-treated,
- torn in to,
- tare into,
- rags on,
- tore into,
- ragging on,
- tearing into,
- mis treated,
- tare in to,
- torn into,
- caluminated,
- putting a whammy on,
- called down,
- puts a whammy on,
- tears in to,
- mis-treats,
- caluminating,
- mis treating,
- caluminates.
Other synonyms:
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•
- pitch into,
- slap down,
- nitpick,
- target,
- rubbish,
- get down on,
- sling off,
- knock,
- second-guess,
- boo,
- scapegoat,
- nag,
- pin on,
- satirize,
- pick on,
- reprove,
- weigh into,
- dog,
- reprimand,
- tax with,
- go on at,
- slag off,
- beat up,
- rebuke,
- snipe,
- fuss at,
- speak to,
- talk to.
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•
- correct.
- ripped down,
- do a number on,
- blotched,
- rip up and down,
- blotching,
- give a black eye,
- ripping,
- do number on,
- tarnishes.
- be little,
- render worthless,
- marks down,
- marked down,
- marking down,
- mar,
- lose value,
- undervalued,
- beat down,
- mark down.
- pick apart,
- drag through mud,
- read out,
- dis,
- downgrade,
- upbraid,
- calling down,
- dissing,
- Disrate,
- detract from,
- Burlesqued,
- put out of countenance,
- traduce,
- running down,
- disparage,
- dispraise,
- drag name through mud,
- dumped on,
- cut down to size,
- casting aspersion,
- dump on,
- depreciate,
- Blackguarded,
- bring low,
- underrated,
- Lectured,
- Vilified,
- bespattered,
- throw mud at,
- voodooed,
- opprobriate,
- Animadverting,
- cast aspersion,
- disciplined,
- Burlesquing,
- derogate,
- scoff at,
- tore apart,
- tearing apart,
- casting down,
- incriminate,
- poormouth,
- put zingers on,
- look askance,
- slander,
- voodooing,
- libel,
- scoffed at,
- mark wrong,
- make ashamed,
- blistered,
- cast down,
- take to task,
- maligned,
- carp at,
- exprobate,
- backbite,
- vilify,
- clamor against,
- caluminate,
- remonstrate,
- jinxed,
- humiliate,
- animadvert,
- pull apart,
- mudsling,
- villainize,
- demerited,
- Bespattering,
- cast aspersions on,
- Declass,
- torn apart,
- dispraises,
- cheapen,
- Faulting,
- Benching,
- animadverts,
- Ridiculed,
- tear into,
- slur,
- downcry,
- censure,
- speak evil of,
- sneer at,
- set back,
- take a swipe at,
- Disciplining,
- Faulted,
- rail against,
- pulls apart,
- get after,
- Caricaturing,
- brought low,
- DISES,
- demeriting,
- call down,
- reading out,
- make fun of,
- Animadverted,
- Dispraised,
- Caricatured,
- cast slur on,
- put hooks in,
- tear apart,
- put a whammy on,
- Benched,
- made ashamed,
- find fault with,
- scandalize,
- malign,
- make a fool of,
- shoot down,
- besmear,
- tell off,
- rip up,
- poor-mouth,
- shot down,
- Bemean,
- poor mouth,
- defame,
- rag on,
- devalorize,
- take down a peg,
- speak ill of,
- cry down,
- Blackguarding,
- blacken,
- Dispraising,
- smear,
- bemeaned,
- under-estimates,
- bespatter,
- casts aspersion,
- take swipe at.
- tongue lash,
- give a talking to,
- tongue-lash,
- Reprobated,
- lay down the law,
- Reamed,
- rake over coals,
- Reprobating,
- reviled,
- Reaming.
- strumpeting,
- cast a slur on,
- muckraking,
- sling mud,
- blacken name,
- run smear campaign,
- strumpet,
- give a bad name,
- muckraked.
- cut to the quick,
- skin alive,
- kick in the teeth,
- hit where one lives,
- kick in teeth,
- skinned alive,
- skinning alive,
- slap the face,
- slap in face,
- Slurring,
- slap in the face,
- blow off.
- corrupt,
- slate,
- derogatory,
- run,
- flout,
- damage,
- pooh-pooh,
- disgrace,
- pan,
- injure,
- bad-mouth,
- affront,
- debase,
- spot,
- maculate,
- chaff,
- twit,
- hurt,
- trash,
- cloud,
- contemptuous,
- defamation,
- blemish,
- devalue,
- dwindle,
- laugh off,
- trivialize,
- fall,
- underplay,
- underrate,
- beggar,
- scandal,
- deduct,
- lower,
- blaspheme,
- pounce on,
- blur,
- denigration,
- downplay,
- infected,
- diminish,
- demean,
- understate,
- pejorative,
- calumny,
- sprinkling,
- make light of,
- flay,
- bedaub,
- jibe,
- spoil,
- disparaging,
- devaluate,
- harm,
- polluted,
- abuse,
- Vilipend,
- reduce,
- scandalise,
- spate,
- trash-talk,
- degrade,
- foul,
- Misprize,
- contaminate,
- lessen,
- disrespect,
- spurn,
- pestiferous,
- condescend,
- kiss off,
- guy,
- Fleer,
- filthy,
- daub,
- berate,
- undervalue,
- inveigh against,
- stain,
- slam,
- unclean,
- aspersion,
- contemn,
- underestimate,
- mitigate,
- abase,
- mortify,
- dishonour,
- minimise,
- de-emphasize,
- beat-up,
- vitiate,
- pounce upon,
- abate,
- abusive,
- taint,
- ruin,
- play down,
- deprecation.
How to use "Denigrate" in context?
1. The verb "denigrate" means to lower in esteem or regard. It can be used to describe a person, an idea, or a situation.
2. Denigration can have a negative or positive effect. It can make someone feel embarrassed, insignificant, or small. It can also lead to a fight or a disagreement.
3. Denigration often involves using words that are inappropriate or offensive. It can be intentional or accidental.
4. Denigration can be a silent form of attack. It can make someone feel ashamed and rejected.
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