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Synonyms for be littles
verb detract

criticize
decry
squelch
discredit
deride
scorn
downplay
disparage
underestimate
blister
derogate
lower

deprecate
knock
minimize
smear
undervalue
squash
rip
discount
slam
pan
roast
downgrade

diminish
scorch
depreciate
underrate
bad-mouth
put down
run down
sour grapes
take down
tear down
write off
cut down to size

cut to the quick
dispraise
dump on
pooh pooh
poor mouth
scoff at
shoot down
shoot full of holes
sneer at
take a swipe at
take down a peg

Antonyms for be littles

compliment
laud
praise
increase
enlarge
overrate

upgrade
build up
exaggerate
approve
commend
flatter

raise
overestimate
overvalue
value

Synonyms
verb deprive of self-esteem, confidence

lower
disgrace
dishonor
belittle

humble
reduce
diminish
shame

demean
degrade
mortify
debase

humiliate

Antonyms

increase
compliment
laud
praise
honor
respect
upgrade
build up

grow
enhance
improve
cherish
dignify
exalt
extol
elevate

raise
esteem
value
promote
expand
extend
flatter

Synonyms
verb attack with words

offend
revile
persecute
insult
signify
slap
vituperate
zing
slam
castigate
vilify
calumniate
nag

scold
decry
trash
derogate
discount
upbraid
belittle
reproach
bash
sound
knock
backbite
minimize

smear
ride
cap
defame
berate
oppress
bad-mouth
cut down
pick on
put down
run down
blow off
cuss out

cut to the quick
do a number on
dump on
give a black eye
hurl brickbat
rag on
rip up
sling mud
swear at
tear apart

Antonyms

compliment
praise
laud
exalt
cherish
preserve
protect
respect

benefit
prize
revere
acclaim
adulate
honor
treasure
flatter

approve
defend
help
care for
esteem
commend

Synonyms
verb to denigrate

belittle
criticize
disparage
knock
malign
pan

put down
rap
rip
roast
run down
slam

slander
tear down
cut down to size
dis
dump on
find fault

mudsling
pooh pooh
take a dig at
take down a peg
tear to pieces

Synonyms
verb diminish worth

mar
debase
minimize
denigrate
demean
degrade
disparage
decline

lower
decry
derogate
undervalue
ruin
drop
reduce
damage

devalue
downgrade
discredit
spoil
belittle
corrupt
fall
depreciate

abase
write off
beat down
lose value
mark down
render worthless

Antonyms

honor
laud
praise
upgrade
enhance
improve
compliment
increase

ascend
exalt
overrate
grow
dignify
elevate
boost
approve

rise
go up
raise
overvalue
value
win
commend
appreciate

Synonyms
verb blame, convict

criticize
sentence
punish
denounce
censure
decry
chide
castigate
knock
reprobate
deprecate
name

reprehend
reproach
frame
skin
pronounce
disapprove
disparage
damn
adjudge
belittle
judge
upbraid

doom
reprove
proscribe
depreciate
come down on
put away
put down
blow whistle on
call down
denunciate
find fault with
find guilty

hang something on
let have it
pass sentence on
pin it on
point finger at
send up
send up the river
thumbs down on
lay at one’s door

Antonyms

compliment
laud
praise
build up
sanction
exalt

absolve
exonerate
pardon
release
approve
commend

endorse
acquit
clear
discharge
free
set free

Synonyms
verb criticize, blame

minimize
belittle
denounce
condemn
disgrace
undervalue
asperse
malign
slam
rap
vilify
traduce

reprehend
discredit
underestimate
depreciate
derogate
reprobate
hit
censure
discount
abuse
underrate
detract

downgrade
diminish
knock
lower
defame
devalue
pan
disparage
calumniate
bad-mouth
put down
run down

write off
rail against
cry down
do a number on
dump on
mark down
opprobriate
poor-mouth
take away
take swipe at
throw stones at

Antonyms

praise
exalt
honor
respect
overrate
compliment

exaggerate
increase
laud
sanction
applaud
approve

esteem
overvalue
overestimate
flatter
commend
raise

Synonyms
verb shame, humiliate

debase
lessen
reduce
impair
downgrade
discredit
cheapen
demean
vitiate
degenerate
corrupt
diminish
disgrace

weaken
deteriorate
pervert
bump
debauch
slam
demote
abase
injure
dishonor
bust
bench
depose

decry
deprave
pan
derogate
canker
break
sink
detract
belittle
lower
humble
disparage
put down

rule out
run down
take down
tear down
disbar
bemean
cast down
cut down to size
declass
mudsling
shoot down
take down a peg

Antonyms

honor
praise
upgrade
enhance
improve
purify
enlarge
increase
grow
aid

assist
exalt
mend
compliment
laud
build up
admire
extend
raise
strengthen

expand
help
develop
flatter
promote
fix
rise
approve
elevate

Synonyms
verb humble, humiliate

despise
disparage
debase
degrade
belittle
derogate
lower

contemn
stoop
decry
sink
detract
scorn
abase

pan
descend
bad-mouth
bemean
cast down
cut down to size
cut rate

dis
dump on
knock down
poor-mouth

Antonyms

admire
laud
praise
honor
upgrade

increase
compliment
exalt
enhance
improve

approve
elevate
value
rise
boost

Synonyms
verb take away a part; lessen

blister
knock
lower
derogate
undervalue
minimize
reduce

decry
disesteem
discount
discredit
cheapen
decrease
underrate

withdraw
belittle
diminish
backbite
devaluate
depreciate
laugh at

write off
draw away
vilipend
cut rate
misprize
subtract from

Antonyms

compliment
praise
increase
laud
overrate
enlarge
grow

upgrade
exalt
exaggerate
add to
raise
overvalue
overestimate

value
expand
extend
commend
develop
optimize

Synonyms
verb deny

disown
disavow
traverse
revoke
repudiate
negate
decline
renounce

abjure
reject
retract
contravene
disparage
disallow
criticize
belittle

abnegate
gainsay
refuse
spurn
deprecate
minimize
contradict
forswear

abandon
discard
recant
disaffirm
disacknowledge
divorce oneself from
turn back on
wash hands of

Antonyms

permit
sanction
corroborate
emphasize
concur
consent
uphold
compliment
laud

praise
build up
OK
claim
confirm
approve
allow
accept
agree

endorse
commend
embrace
keep
retain
acknowledge
admit
own

Synonyms
verb ignore; treat as insignificant

omit
forget
minimize
overlook
doubt
reject
disregard

neglect
derogate
slight
question
mistrust
disbelieve
overpass

discredit
scout
belittle
fail
depreciate
brush off
pass over

dispraise
blink at
detract from
scoff at

Antonyms

remember
respect
compliment
praise
increase

attend
regard
believe
trust
commend

mark up
raise
pay attention
recognize

Synonyms
verb scorn

despise
spurn
deride
belittle
pooh-pooh
abhor

refuse
undervalue
slight
contemn
ignore
scout

reject
disregard
hate
chill
look down on
put down

be allergic to
look down nose at
misprize
sneer at

Antonyms

admire
cherish
praise
sanction
note

respect
like
love
accept
allow

approve
pay attention
regard
esteem
favor

Synonyms
verb criticize; detract from

malign
dismiss
decry
ridicule
defame
denigrate
discredit
deride
belittle
scorn
vilify
underrate

slander
degrade
dispirit
undervalue
slam
rap
traduce
deject
underestimate
pan
derogate
lower

abuse
chill
discourage
dishearten
deprecate
disdain
minimize
smear
depreciate
demoralize
roast
scorch

put down
run down
sour grapes
tear down
write off
cry down
dis
dispraise
downcry
dump on
put hooks in

Antonyms

praise
compliment
exalt
honor
exaggerate
admire
overrate

increase
laud
respect
hearten
sanction
flatter
approve

commend
overestimate
maximize
raise
esteem
encourage
inspirit

Synonyms
verb minimize

hinder
diminish
dominate
overshadow
dim

retard
suppress
lower
belittle
stunt

check
predominate
tower above
minify
detract from

look down upon
make small
micrify
rise above
tower over

Antonyms

praise
help

maximize
oversize

Synonyms
verb criticize harshly

slam
cavil
reprobate
deprecate
reprehend

carp
skin
denounce
censure
blame

abuse
lambaste
belittle
disparage
condemn

alive
run down
denunciate
find fault

Antonyms

build up
compliment
laud

praise
sanction
exonerate

approve
commend
endorse

Synonyms
verb ridicule

belittle
deride
hoot

jeer
lampoon
make fun of

mock
scoff
taunt

Synonyms
verb make smaller; underrate

lessen
reduce
play down
decrease
underestimate
diminish
downplay
curtail
derogate

dwarf
deprecate
prune
knock
attenuate
discount
decry
cheapen
pan

detract
belittle
disparage
pooh-pooh
shrink
depreciate
abbreviate
put down
run down

miniaturize
underplay
cut down to size
cut rate
knock down
make light of
make little of
poor-mouth

Antonyms

enlarge
increase
grow
lengthen
prolong
build up
compliment

laud
praise
exalt
overrate
extend
raise
strengthen

expand
develop
approve
commend
maximize
overestimate

Synonyms
verb embarrass

annoy
disgrace
subdue
displease
chagrin
deflate
confound
vex

humiliate
control
discomfit
deny
ridicule
affront
chasten
belittle

humble
harass
crush
shame
abash
discipline
disappoint
worry

abase
put to shame
take down a peg
take the wind out
get one’s comeuppance

Antonyms

aid
soothe
delight
build up
surrender
praise

compliment
assist
honor
respect
make happy
please

let go
yield
satisfy
encourage
help
flatter

Synonyms
verb pretend as if something were unimportant

mute
minimize
soft-pedal
soften

belittle
hold back
restrain
underrate

underplay
gloss over
deemphasize
make light of

make little of

Antonyms

build up
play up

blow up
explode

Synonyms
verb dismiss

repudiate
play down
belittle
disregard

discount
rebuff
reject
brush aside

make light of
scoff at
sneer at
treat with contempt

wave aside

Antonyms

build up

attend

pay attention

Synonyms
verb comment negatively

crush
run down
belittle
condemn
decry

deflate
derogate
discount
dismiss
disparage

humiliate
minimize
mortify
reject
shame

slight
snub
write off
downcry
opprobriate

Antonyms

praise
erase
build up

compliment
extract
boost

flatter

Synonyms
verb ridicule

knock
belittle
criticize
decry
defame

denigrate
depreciate
derogate
detract
diminish

disparage
make fun of
revile
vilify
dispraise

downcry
opprobriate
speak ill of

Antonyms

praise

Synonyms
verb make fun of; despise

belittle
ridicule
scorn
deride
reject
sneer
jeer
mock

rag
gibe
tease
knock
ride
disdain
disbelieve
flout

discount
discredit
revile
boo
rally
contemn
pooh-pooh
pan

laugh at
dig at
make light of
poke fun at
show contempt

Antonyms

praise
compliment
admire
respect

honor
flatter
approve
commend

believe
trust
be nice

Synonyms
verb expose, embarrass

reveal
discover
belittle
convict
debunk
defeat

discredit
highlight
invalidate
let down
mortify
pinpoint

put to shame
shame
undress
unmask
worst
lay bare

put spotlight on
show in bad light
uncloak
unshroud

Antonyms

conceal
hide
depart

leave
miss
secrete

be absent

Synonyms
verb make a scandalous remark

sully
defile
disparage
scandalize
tarnish
smear
belittle
denigrate
malign
defame
libel
vilify
besmirch

smirch
strumpet
asperse
slam
blaspheme
curse
traduce
injure
dishonor
damage
attack
backbite
pan

derogate
hit
slur
plaster
hurt
blot
detract
sneer
assail
blister
revile
decry
belie

depreciate
roast
calumniate
scorch
bad-mouth
tear down
muckrake
blacken name
cast a slur on
give a bad name
run smear campaign
sling mud

Antonyms

clean
honor
compliment
laud
praise
aid

assist
heal
mend
increase
exalt
approve

commend
flatter
cure
fix
help
glorify

Synonyms
verb mock, condemn

taunt
jeer
scoff
deride
belittle
grin
dump
twit
gird
slam
jest
rally

caricature
leer
swipe
insult
lampoon
decry
travesty
crack
scorn
smile
gibe
slight

flout
burlesque
underrate
detract
affront
disdain
ridicule
satirize
snigger
disparage
fleer
laugh at

look down on
put down
sneeze at
give Bronx cheer
hold in contempt
hold up to ridicule
quip at
rank out
sniff at
curl one’s lip at
turn up one’s nose

Antonyms

compliment
praise
weaken
applaud

laud
admire
respect
flatter

approve
commend

Synonyms
verb minimize; rate too low

belittle
undervalue
underrate
miscalculate

deprecate
slight
disesteem
miscarry

disparage
depreciate
put down
make light of

not do justice
sell short
think too little of

Antonyms

exaggerate
praise
overrate
compliment

laud
value
overvalue
overestimate

approve
commend
flatter
maximize

Synonyms
verb depreciate

despise
underrate

underestimate
minimize

disparage
belittle

vilipend

Antonyms

exaggerate
praise
overrate

overstate
overestimate
overvalue

value

Synonyms
verb calumniate

offend
slander
defame
disgrace
blackball
asperse
malign

vilify
condemn
traduce
dishonor
lampoon
decry
disgust

libel
outrage
backbite
denigrate
detract
belittle
embarrass

blackguard
revile
deprecate
shock
belie
disparage
bad-mouth

Antonyms

compliment
praise
exalt
honor
respect

applaud
laud
build up
esteem
approve

please
commend
flatter
impress

Synonyms
verb devalue

underestimate
undervalue

minimize
discount

depreciate
belittle

underprice
underprize

Antonyms

overrate
increase
praise

exaggerate
overestimate
raise

overassess
overvalue

Synonyms
verb underestimate

undervalue
discount

misjudge
belittle

devalue
underprice

Antonyms

increase
exaggerate
overrate

raise
overassess
overestimate

overvalue

Synonyms
verb sneer

dump
twit
gird
slam
deride
jest
rally
caricature
leer
snicker
swipe
insult

lampoon
decry
travesty
crack
scorn
smile
gibe
slight
taunt
scoff
flout
burlesque

underrate
detract
belittle
grin
affront
disdain
jeer
ridicule
satirize
disparage
fleer
laugh at

look down on
put down
sneeze at
give Bronx cheer
hold in contempt
hold up to ridicule
quip at
rank out
sniff at
curl one’s lip
turn up one’s nose

Antonyms

weaken
compliment
praise
applaud

laud
admire
respect
exaggerate

flatter
commend
approve