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Synonyms for depreciate
dɪˈpri ʃiˌeɪtde·pre·ci·ate
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depreciateverb
Synonyms:
do downAntonyms:
aggrandize, aggrandise, appreciate, big updepreciateverb
To reduce in value over time.
Synonyms:
do downAntonyms:
appreciate, aggrandise, aggrandize, big updepreciateverb
To belittle
Synonyms:
do downAntonyms:
appreciate, aggrandise, aggrandize, big up
English Synonyms and Antonyms
depreciate
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:
belittle, carp at, decry, derogate from, detract from, discredit, dishonor, disparage, lower, underestimate, underrate, undervalue
Princeton's WordNet
deprecate, depreciate, vilipendverb
belittle
"The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"
Synonyms:
devalue, undervalue, vilipend, devaluate, deprecateAntonyms:
apprize, revalue, appreciate, apprisedepreciateverb
lower the value of something
"The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"
Synonyms:
devalue, undervalue, vilipend, devaluate, deprecateAntonyms:
apprise, revalue, appreciate, apprizedepreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalueverb
lose in value
"The dollar depreciated again"
Synonyms:
devalue, undervalue, vilipend, devaluate, underestimate, deprecateAntonyms:
apprize, apprise, appreciate, revalue
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
depreciateverb
Synonyms:
underrate, undervalue, lessen the price of, diminish the value ofdepreciateverb
Synonyms:
disparage, decry, traduce, malign, degrade, censure, find fault withdepreciateverb
Synonyms:
fall in price, fall in value, become of less worth
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#1104 | lower | |
#19016 | repay | |
#28222 | underestimate | |
#36900 | discredit | |
#59800 | dishonor | |
#66548 | decry | |
#74328 | belittle | |
#84156 | disparage | |
#88197 | depreciate | |
#89395 | amortize | |
#91681 | devalue | |
#104570 | deprecate | |
#141067 | undervalue | |
#256570 | underrate |
How to use depreciate in a sentence?
India Governor Raghuram Rajan:
You may try to depreciate your currency but (what) if somebody (else) is also depreciating their currency? we can't all depreciate against each other, therefore the net effect will be limited.
The risk is that the parallel rate will depreciate even more, giving the marketers a pretext for yet further price increases at the pump.
It is counterproductive to depreciate to 8 or even 7.5 as it increases costs to importers and debt service costs much higher for Chinese issuers that borrow in dollars and have income streams in renminbi.
The SNB will come under pressure to do everything it can to depreciate or stop the appreciation of the franc, however the options are very limited.
The big picture is that policy makers are doing everything they can do to dampen expectations that the yuan will depreciate much.
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