Synonyms for Deprecating:

• adj.

  •captious (adjective)
  • most nit picking,
  • more nit picking,
  • overcritical,
  • most exceptive,
  • more exceptive,
  • ex-acting,
  • most deprecating,
  • more cavillous,
  • most cavillous,
  • over-critical,
  • hyper critical,
  • fault finding,
  • more nit-picking,
  • nit picking,
  • most caviling,
  • most nit-picking,
  • more deprecating,
  • more caviling,
  • ex acting,
  • hyper-critical,
  • irritable.
  •deprecative (adjective)
  • un-complimentary,
  • de-precative,
  • most belittling,
  • more uncomplimentary,
  • more disapproving,
  • most uncomplimentary,
  • un complimentary,
  • de rogatory,
  • de precative,
  • most disapproving,
  • dis-approving,
  • de-rogatory,
  • dis approving,
  • more belittling.
  •deprecatory (adjective)
  • de precatory,
  • de-precatory.
  •detractive (adjective)
  • de tractive,
  • de-tractive.

• n.

  •
  • biting,
  • acid,
  • accusatory,
  • ad hominem,
  • acerbic,
  • accusing,
  • blistering,
  • acrid.
  •
  • humble,
  • low-profile,
  • self-deprecating,
  • unassuming,
  • though/if I say it myself,
  • unpretentious,
  • self-effacing,
  • undemanding,
  • modest.

• v.

  •disapproving (verb)
  • chiding,
  • upbraiding,
  • Discrediting,
  • denigrating,
  • condemning,
  • Castigating,
  • Defiling,
  • Renouncing,
  • admonishing,
  • Chastising,
  • Blaming,
  • scorning,
  • criticizing,
  • Defaming,
  • Reproaching,
  • Denouncing,
  • chastening,
  • Censuring,
  • Vilifying,
  • Deriding.
  •protesting (verb)
  • Objecting,
  • Deploring,
  • complaining,
  • protesting,
  • grouching,
  • lamenting,
  • Detracting.
  •ridiculing (verb)
  • jeering,
  • mocking,
  • Gibing,
  • joking,
  • jesting,
  • riding,
  • taunting,
  • Kidding,
  • humiliating,
  • scoffing,
  • razzing,
  • Ridiculing,
  • Ragging,
  • sneering,
  • Mimicking,
  • Burlesquing,
  • insulting,
  • roasting,
  • Quipping,
  • Caricaturing.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • modesty forbids/prevents me from doing something.

Antonyms for Deprecating:

• p. pr. & vb. n.

  • Other antonyms:
    complimentary.

Deprecating Sentence Examples:

• Absolutely nothing was wrong with him; he had, after several deaths, inherited even more money; and, in his deprecating manner where it was concerned, devoted it to her wishes.

• But Ivan had kept his place beside her for less than ten minutes when he was superseded by a deprecating envoy from the Countess.

Homophones for Deprecating:

• depreciating.