Synonyms for downgrade
ˈdaʊnˌgreɪddown·grade

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1. downgradeverb

   Synonyms:
   degrade, ruin, demote, defame, reduce, revert

2. downgradeverb

   To place lower in position.

   The stock was downgraded from 'buy' to 'sell'.

   Synonyms:
   revert, ruin, reduce, degrade, defame, demote

3. downgradeverb

   To 'dumb down', reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts.

   Synonyms:
   defame, revert, ruin, reduce, degrade, demote

4. downgradeverb

   to reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.

   Synonyms:
   ruin, reduce, defame, degrade, demote, revert

5. downgradeverb

   To revert software back to an older version.

   Synonyms:
   ruin, defame, degrade, revert, reduce, demote

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1. downgradeverb

   the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends

   Antonyms:
   upgrade

2. downgradeverb

   rate lower; lower in value or esteem

   Antonyms:
   upgrade

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1. List of paraphrases for "downgrade":

   demote, degrade, decommissioning, demotion

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1. Bryan Carter:

   The only reason the finance minister has stuck around is to prevent a downgrade, he has no reason to be there.

2. Jake Lowery:

   The news overseas has been bullish for Treasuries, the weaker numbers out of Germany and the downgrade of Japanese government has put some pressure on risk markets.

3. Ankit Panda:

   We know from experience that as much as presidents would like to downgrade the status of the Middle East and transatlantic issues in favor of Asia, doing so is far from straightforward. The growing urgency of Asia, however, is here to stay.

4. Sergey Dergachev:

   I am very cautious on weaker credits like Bahrain, where downgrade risk to junk is very high.

5. Russ Mould:

   There is a good chance the earnings downgrade cycle may be over for the resources sector, with commodity prices regaining strength and demand fundamentals looking slightly better.