Synonyms for belittling
be·lit·tling

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1. denigration, belittlingnoun

   a belittling comment

   Synonyms:
   slander, calumny, aspersion, defamation, denigration, deprecation

   Antonyms:
   complimentary

2. belittlingadjective

   the act of belittling

   Synonyms:
   denigration

   Antonyms:
   complimentary

3. belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slightingadjective

   tending to diminish or disparage

   "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"

   Synonyms:
   depreciative, depreciating, deprecative, slighting, deprecating, deprecatory, depreciatory

   Antonyms:
   complimentary

Matched Categories

1. • Disparagement

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How to use belittling in a sentence?

1. Rachael Ray:

   I grew up on sets -- that is the family I grew up with and those people become your families. You spend more time with them than you do your own families sometimes, i'm never coming in jaded, I'm never coming in inexperienced, I'm coming in as a member of the team, and that's why I'll never call this my show. Because I don't think I deserve to call it my show. That's belittling of every person that puts their effort, energy and time into making this show.

2. Nelson Piquet:

   I would never use the word I have been accused of in some translations, i strongly condemn any suggestion that the word was used by me with the aim of belittling a driver because of his skin color […] Discrimination has no place in F1 or society and I am happy to clarify my thoughts in that respect.

3. Charmaine Williams:

   At school, children have to follow a certain pattern, and there’s bullying, belittling – compared to being home where they’re free to be themselves, there’s no turning back for us now.