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Synonyms for de-meaning
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 for de-meaning

admire
laud
praise
honor
upgrade

increase
compliment
exalt
enhance
improve

approve
elevate
value
rise
boost

Synonyms
adj fault-finding, detracting

demanding
analytical
biting
captious
carping
censorious
choleric
critic
cutting
cynical
derogatory
diagnostic

discerning
discriminating
disparaging
exacting
finicky
fussy
hairsplitting
hypercritical
lowering
niggling
particular
penetrating

sarcastic
satirical
scolding
severe
sharp
trenchant
withering
nagging
overcritical
belittling
calumniatory
caviling

cavillous
censuring
condemning
demeaning
disapproving
exceptive
humbling
nit-picking
reproachful

Antonyms

laudatory
trivial

uncritical
unimportant

complimentary
praising

Synonyms
adj debasing

derogatory
humiliating

disgraceful
lowering

demeaning
cheapening

downgrading

Synonyms
adj offensive, uncomplimentary

unflattering
sarcastic
disparaging
degrading
slanderous
defamatory
censorious
critical
damaging

disdainful
fault-finding
humiliating
injurious
malevolent
malicious
opprobrious
scornful
slighting

spiteful
unfavorable
calumnious
contumelious
deprecatory
depreciative
despiteful
demeaning
aspersing

belittling
decrying
detracting
dishonoring
maligning
minimizing
reproachful
vilifying

Antonyms

flattering
complimentary

appreciative
favorable

praising

Synonyms
adj lowly, low-status

humdrum
boring
base
low
routine
mean
common

abject
degrading
dull
fawning
humble
ignoble
ignominious

obeisant
obsequious
servile
slavish
sorry
subservient
unskilled

vile
baseborn
demeaning
grovelling
sycophantic

Antonyms

exciting
unusual
honest
moral

skilled
talented
noble
high

elevated
superior

Synonyms
adj critical

biting
carping
cutting
cynical

derogatory
harsh
hypercritical
mean

nasty
sarcastic
satirical
belittling

censuring
condemning
cursing
demeaning

Synonyms
adj mortifying

embarrassing
opprobrious

humbling
demeaning

disgracing

Synonyms
adj undignified

degrading
inexpedient
unbecoming

beneath one
debasing
demeaning

infra indignitatem
unworthy of one
beneath one’s dignity

Synonyms
adj critical

analytical
biting
captious
carping
censorious
choleric
critic
cutting
cynical
demanding
derogatory
diagnostic

discerning
discriminating
disparaging
exacting
faultfinding
finicky
fussy
hairsplitting
hypercritical
lowering
nagging
niggling

particular
penetrating
sarcastic
satirical
scolding
severe
sharp
trenchant
withering
belittling
calumniatory
caviling

cavillous
censuring
condemning
demeaning
disapproving
exceptive
humbling
nit-picking
reproachful

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 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 comport oneself

act
quit
acquit

bear
behave
demean

carry
deport
go on

Antonyms

stay

leave

Synonyms
verb pervert; pollute

harm
debase
violate
subvert
ruin
taint
warp
impair
demean
undermine
contaminate
bribe
misuse
demoralize
degrade

deface
defile
square
disgrace
deform
suborn
debauch
reduce
maltreat
bastardize
rot
abase
injure
fix
dishonor

damage
ravage
vitiate
mistreat
blight
stain
waste
depreciate
lure
mar
disfigure
infect
hurt
deprave
abuse

spoil
despoil
adulterate
animalize
lower
blemish
ill-treat
decay
outrage
putrefy
decompose
pull down
grease palm

Antonyms

aid
assist
improve
honor
upgrade
clean
enhance
purify
obey
adorn
beautify
embellish
mend
ornament
exalt
respect
cleanse

grow
increase
praise
cherish
heal
ignore
benefit
protect
preserve
compliment
laud
better
chasten
dignify
help
elevate
boost

decorate
repair
esteem
raise
strengthen
treat well
build
flourish
cure
neglect
bless
favor
save
please
approve
commend
develop

Synonyms
verb degrade, shame

disgrace
dishonor
cheapen
demean
demoralize
humiliate
lower
debauch
humble

reduce
cripple
devalue
abase
corrupt
enfeeble
disable
sink
debilitate

deprave
sap
devaluate
undermine
weaken
put away
put down
take down
bemean

cast down
drag down
dump on
fluff off
shoot down
take down a peg

Antonyms

honor
upgrade
enhance
increase
praise
cleanse
improve
purify
build up

grow
invigorate
aid
assist
enable
dignify
laud
clean
esteem

boost
raise
rise
strengthen
help
elevate
value
clear

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 downgrade, lower in rank

bump
dismiss
relegate
lower

reduce
bust
bench
break

demean
degrade
demerit
hold back

set back
declass
disrate
kick downstairs

Antonyms

increase
upgrade
mend
improve

hold
keep
elevate
raise

strengthen
fix
promote
rate

Synonyms
verb belittle

minimize
derogate
cheapen
devalue
decry
abuse

demean
pan
depreciate
bad-mouth
put away
put down

run down
tear down
detract from
cut down to size
dispraise
dump on

give comeuppance
knock off high horse
poormouth

Antonyms

enhance
increase
upgrade
compliment
exalt
laud

praise
enlarge
grow
lengthen
prolong
raise

approve
commend
develop
expand
extend
flatter

Synonyms
verb act, behave

quit
play
go on
appear
give
perform
manage
bear
produce

conduct
carry
operate
present
fare
portray
comport
seem
discourse

demean
impersonate
deport
enact
get along
get by
make out
muddle through
put on

personate
playact
acquit oneself
come on like
render the role
stagger along

Antonyms

refrain
withhold
destroy
put off
direct
halt

stop
take
fail
defer
idle
lose

miss
neglect
pass
undo

Synonyms
verb shame, put down

crush
disgrace
chasten
subdue
chagrin
confuse
upset
deflate
confound
mortify
embarrass
overcome

humiliate
discredit
discomfit
lower
hide
sink
reduce
deny
squash
break
abash
demean

degrade
snub
squelch
debase
demote
silence
abase
bring down
pull down
put away
put to shame
take down

bemean
cast down
cut to the quick
make eat dirt
make one feel small
put one away
strike dumb
take down a peg
pop one’s balloon

Antonyms

release
surrender
build up
compliment
praise
honor
comfort
delight
enlighten
explain
increase
laud

grow
upgrade
enhance
improve
lose
yield
encourage
boost
help
make happy
please
clarify

clear up
order
elevate
raise
rise
open
strengthen
agree
allow
promote

Synonyms
verb embarrass, put down

depress
disgrace
subdue
humble
confuse
crush
shame
demean
degrade
snub
discountenance
rip
confound

abash
slam
mortify
abase
debase
dishonor
pan
chagrin
lower
denigrate
squash
break
base

conquer
downplay
blister
discomfit
deny
chasten
smear
wither
vanquish
bring down
play down
put to shame
run down

take down
tear down
bemean
bring low
cast down
cut down to size
make a fool of
make ashamed
put out of countenance
shoot down
take down a peg

Antonyms

honor
respect
release
build up
praise
upgrade
compliment

cherish
laud
surrender
encourage
promote
flatter
elevate

boost
agree
allow
fail
lose
yield

Synonyms
verb belittle, disgrace

downgrade
depress
devalue
debase

humble
stoop
condescend
degrade

deign
demean
abase
humiliate

bemean
cast down

Antonyms

increase
honor
laud
praise
upgrade

enhance
improve
build up
heighten
compliment

raise
elevate
promote
rise above
rise

Synonyms
verb to put one’s talent to an unworthy use

debase
pervert
demean
cheapen

profane
debauch
devalue
misuse

abuse
degrade
misapply
corrupt

deprave
vitiate
misemploy

Antonyms

upgrade
enhance
improve
increase

cleanse
purify
protect
honor

raise
help
approve

Synonyms
verb be humble or humbled

lower
debase
stoop

demean
degrade
abase

succumb
humiliate
be reduced to

bemean
cast down

Antonyms

honor
laud
praise
upgrade
enhance

improve
float
grow
increase
brave

elevate
rise
strengthen
fight