What is another word for belittle?
Synonyms for belittle
bɪˈlɪt lbe·lit·tle
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
belittle
To decry is to cry down, in some noisy, public, or conspicuous manner. A witness or a statement is discredited; the currency is depreciated; a good name is dishonored by unworthy conduct; we underestimate in our own minds; we may underrate or undervalue in statement to others. These words are used, with few exceptions, of things such as qualities, merits, attainments, etc. To disparage is to belittle by damaging comparison or suggestion; it is used only of things. A man's achievements are disparaged, his motives depreciated, his professions discredited; he himself is calumniated, slandered, etc. Compare SLANDER.
See synonyms for PRAISE.
Synonyms:
carp at, decry, depreciate, derogate from, detract from, discredit, dishonor, disparage, lower, underestimate, underrate, undervalue
Princeton's WordNet
minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogateverb
cause to seem less serious; play down
"Don't belittle his influence"
Synonyms:
calumniate, smear, asperse, diminish, denigrate, minimize, besmirch, disparage, slander, pick at, sully, minimise, downplay, smirch, defame, understate, derogatedisparage, belittle, pick atverb
express a negative opinion of
"She disparaged her student's efforts"
Synonyms:
pluck at, denigrate, disparage, diminish, pick at, peck at, pull at, minimize, derogate, peckdiminish, belittleverb
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
"don't belittle your colleagues"
Synonyms:
pick at, fall, denigrate, disparage, diminish, lessen, decrease, minimize, derogate
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
belittleverb
Synonyms:
decry, disparage, underrate, depreciate
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "belittle":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1104 | lower | |
#1232 | fall | |
#4933 | decrease | |
#7843 | minimize | |
#17739 | peck | |
#20312 | minimise | |
#21475 | diminish | |
#22663 | smear | |
#25048 | lessen | |
#28222 | underestimate | |
#33274 | slander | |
#36900 | discredit | |
#41477 | sully | |
#59800 | dishonor | |
#66548 | decry | |
#69070 | downplay | |
#73765 | defame | |
#74328 | belittle | |
#84156 | disparage | |
#86920 | denigrate | |
#88197 | depreciate | |
#96978 | understate | |
#141067 | undervalue | |
#144647 | derogate | |
#225345 | besmirch | |
#256570 | underrate |
How to use belittle in a sentence?
[Trump becoming president] worries the hell out of me because he's displayed this short fuse, if he doesn't like something he's going to yell or he's going to be belittle someone or he's going to make demeaning remarks to different races, to women, to whoever he's disagrees with. Imagine that scenario playing out around the world.
Everything related to any success on the Donetsk and Luhansk axis is going to be attributed to the armed forces of the Russian Federation and Gerasimov, the leadership of the Russian armed forces are going to try to belittle Prigozhin’s role and place however they can, so he cannot strengthen his position in the Kremlin hierarchy.
Just because someone has a position of authority doesn't mean they're entitled to belittle and shame others online.
I continued to make sacrifices and not soar higher out of concern for Gail and our family, meanwhile, he hated any success I had, and would belittle me and get angry any time I achieved a goal.
Don't belittle yourself or be ashamed of you who you are. That's your husband's job, and he does it so well.
Translations for belittle
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- омаловажавамBulgarian
- bagatelizovat, shazovatCzech
- klein reden, herabsetzen, schmälern, herunterspielen, verniedlichenGerman
- υποτιμώGreek
- empequeñecerSpanish
- vähätelläFinnish
- déprécierFrench
- lekicsinyelHungarian
- նվազեցնել, պակասեցնելArmenian
- sminuireItalian
- 軽視Japanese
- омаловажуваMacedonian
- kleinerenDutch
- pomniejszać, zmniejszać, umniejszać, bagatelizować, lekceważyćPolish
- depreciarPortuguese
- преуменьшать, принижать, умалять, недооценивать, занижатьRussian
- förringaSwedish
- maliit, maliitinTagalog
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