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Noun
▲
A downward or declining slope or surface
decline
declivity
descent
dip
declension
downhill
fall
hang
hanging
hill
inclination
pitch
slope
slant
incline
gradient
cant
grade
bank
upgrade
lean
rake
tilt
leaning
drop
angle
acclivity
ramp
rise
diagonal
bowl
crater
excavation
scoop
pocket
vacuity
void
valley
impression
cavity
vacuum
dint
recess
indenture
dish
gulf
pothole
fossa
lacuna
indent
cave
downturn
slack
slump
slackness
cavern
shakehole
swallet
swallow hole
kettle hole
cup
lapse
downswing
downtrend
sinking
distortion
settling
downslide
den
nook
niche
cranny
channel
notch
curve
cleft
chamber
bottom
groove
socket
vessel
container
pot
receptacle
pan
washbasin
tub
watershed
washbowl
bay
pool
mixing bowl
lagoon
hand basin
ewer
bidet
more ❯
Noun
▲
A change to a lower or inferior state or level
decline
deterioration
fall
descent
degeneration
degradation
downfall
degeneracy
ebb
decadence
devolution
declension
declination
eclipse
drop
decay
decrease
lessening
collapse
reduction
weakening
diminution
slide
worsening
decaying
lapse
regression
retrogression
slip
atrophy
retrogradation
return
retreat
defeat
recidivism
throwback
undoing
impairment
falling
slipping
reversion
backslide
recidivation
falling away
malfunction
miscarriage
foundering
halt
cessation
disruption
interruption
vanquishing
disorganizationUS
rupture
seizure
termination
folding
stoppage
nonsuccess
disorganisationUK
nonachievement
bankruptcy
shutdown
fizzle
lack of success
downtick
impoverishment
non-function
breaking down
reoffending
repetition
habit
reoffense
tendency
retroaction
reverse
dropoff
reversing
rotation
reversal
inversion
dereliction
undermining
marring
tainting
reverting
atavism
breakup
precipitation
sag
landslide
disgregation
bound entropy
anergy
fall from grace
exhaustion
entropy
deficiency
devitalization
getting worse
attenuation
enervation
immiseration
subsiding
flagging
de-escalation
slackening
easing
disgrace
subsidence
petering out
fading away
unseating
sweep
withdrawal
dying down
refluence
reflux
backflow
retroflux
dying away
dying out
conquest
toppling
ousting
Waterloo
deposition
elimination
comeuppance
nemesis
bane
debacle
doom
low water
low tide
outward flow
rack and ruin
road to ruin
loss of power
loss of status
loss of prosperity
more ❯
Noun
▲
The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low
abasement
belittlement
humiliation
degradation
disgrace
depression
lowering
mortification
reduction
shaming
dishonourUK
downgrading
humbleness
humbling
humility
put-down
abnegation
debasement
demotion
denigration
deprecation
dishonorUS
effacement
shame
subjugation
ignominy
disparagement
demeaning
belittling
bump
bringing low
Noun
▲
The act of being relegated
relegation
expulsion
banishment
expatriation
exile
deportation
displacement
demotion
being demoted
sending down
transfer down
lowering of rank
ostracism
eviction
exclusion
transportation
proscription
ejection
removal
extradition
debarment
dismissal
discharge
extrusion
repatriation
refoulement
ouster
banishing
ousting
drumming out
return
going home
sending home
attainder
outlawry
excommunication
arrest
handover
disbarment
handing over
the boot
the heave-ho
the sack
more ❯
Verb
▲
To reduce the value or price of
break
depreciate
devalue
lower
reduce
attenuate
cheapen
depress
devaluate
sink
mark down
write off
write down
abase
bench
bump
declass
decrease
demerit
devalorize
humble
revert
ruin
undervalue
set back
take down a peg
lessen
diminish
cut
drop
axeUK
axUS
get softer
go down
contract
fade
droop
fall off
blunt
dampen
allay
deaden
palliate
shrink
wilt
narrow
assuage
dull
descend
flag
languish
fail
degenerate
truncate
abridge
wither
emaciate
go
lag
wear away
wear down
settle
tire
turn down
crumble
let up
faint
waste away
mute
damp
muffle
cushion
soothe
shorten
take the bite out
take the sting out
make less active
make fewer
cut down on
cut back on
cut in price
deduct
lower the price of
undersell
make cheaper
rein in
put on sale
subtract
render worthless
offer at a giveaway price
reduce the price of
disgrade
drive down
dangle
bend
recede
relent
hang
flop
bow
stoop
hang down
check
drape
dive
mollify
tame
tumble
tire out
let down
sling
slouch
fall down
lop
lean
become limp
wear out
become flaccid
suspend
die away
become smaller
run low
fall away
die down
die out
grow less
ratchet down
slacken off
become less
phase down
grow smaller
regress
topple
crater
throw
pitch
slide
skid
ground
devolve
get worse
retrograde
atrophy
lapse
rot
grow worse
become worse
shoot
plump
dump
shrivel
take a turn for the worse
go to pot
make something worse
go down the toilet
corrode
go to the dogs
hit the skids
go from bad to worse
go down the tubes
damage
take a nosedive
go downhill
disintegrate
melt away
ease up
falter
trail off
jump down
come down
nose-dive
relapse
give way
totter
halt
vitiate
grow dim
wear off
grow faint
lose spirit
lose
impoverish
tremble
fizzle out
grow weaker
thin out
break up
limp
cripple
more ❯
Verb
▲
Reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance
demote
degrade
bust
lower
break
disrate
reduce
relegate
lower in rank
lower in status
reduce in importance
reduce in rank
take down a peg
humble
demean
humiliate
debase
devalue
disgrace
abase
shame
crush
take down
bring down
discredit
dishonourUK
chasten
dishonorUS
declass
dismiss
lower the status of
bring someone to their knees
bring to ruin
cause instability
master
conquer
quell
lick
oppress
beat
wipe the floor with
floor
devastate
best
overthrow
trounce
repress
clobber
triumph over
prevail over
beat down
control
dominate
subordinate
subject
pacify
stop
worst
immobilizeUS
thrash
prostrate
swamp
whelm
overmaster
gain mastery over
render powerless
immobiliseUK
snow under
grind down
bear down
make mincemeat of
chagrin
enslave
stifle
upset
hegemonize
squelch
smother
hammer
overmatch
dispatch
upend
overbear
get
surmount
whip
finish
tank
stagger
drub
take
skunk
overrun
get around
win against
bear down on
be victorious over
bring to heel
gain ascendancy over
total
knock out
bowl over
render incapable
wipe out
gain a victory over
render helpless
walk all over
put paid to
put a stop to
get the upper hand over
put an end to
blow out of the water
train
domesticate
massacre
defeat utterly
defeat heavily
defeat easily
annihilate
eradicate
beat hollow
top
render speechless
astonish
win
outperform
better
transcend
outplay
outclass
surpass
sweep someone off his
cut to pieces
knock for six
take someone's breath away
crack down on
outdo
exceed
excel
bridle
tyrannizeUS
colonizeUS
knock off
outshine
knock over
go one better than
do better than
wreck
silence
triumph
compel
rule
enthrallUS
coerce
underyoke
force
dampen
obliterate
quelch
ice
kill
strangle
coloniseUK
gain control of
rule over
enthralUK
tyranniseUK
clamp down on
force down
blot out
blow away
stamp out
slap down
snuff out
hold sway
bring under the yoke
kick around
cultivate
reel back in
bring to knees
hold sway over
keep under thumb
deject
dismay
trouble
ail
dishearten
discourage
devitalize
daunt
shake
sadden
discompose
nonplus
curb
bother
weary
deaden
perturb
distress
debilitate
domesticize
weigh down
bum out
damp down
dull
overturn
halt
cast a pall over
put a damper on
stuff
gain control over
shutdown
take aback
overdevelop
override
shellack
throw
murder
blank
stretch
dumbfound
wax
overshadow
subsume
torpedo
cream
prevail
bulldoze
overawe
overdraw
drown
waste
trash
bury
crash
block
stall
impede
put away
shut off
roll over
take out
take care of
lay one out
put out of business
dead-end
bring to naught
bring to an end
put out of action
bring to a standstill
bring to a stop
bring to standstill
pull the plug on
put the kibosh on
discipline
trim
trample
demolish
gentle
temper
placate
quiet
do down
underbring
calm
mollify
drop
mellow
soften
quieten
soothe
quench
hold in check
calm down
shut down
gain the upper hand over
break in
get under control
get the upper hand
more ❯
“His superiors downgraded him.”
Verb
▲
Reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance
decry
denigrate
disparage
belittle
bad-mouth
defame
minimiseUK
minimizeUS
run down
detract from
make light of
diminish
undervalue
trivializeUS
underrate
deprecate
depreciate
underestimate
trivialiseUK
play down
downplay
minify
understate
discount
misprize
discredit
derogate
dismiss
underemphasize
de-emphasize
put hooks in
speak badly of
look down one's nose at
besmirch
stigmatizeUS
blacken
dishonourUK
stigmatiseUK
dishonorUS
assail
give a bad name
shame
scandalizeUS
debase
tarnish
scandaliseUK
sling mud at
sully
injure
savage
taint
slash
reproach
smirch
give a black eye
vituperate against
stain
find fault with
drag through the mire
fling mud at
arraign
objurgate
damage
bring into disrepute
animadvert on
maul
blot
spread scandal about
crucify
lace into
rate
berate
defile
cut up
jump on
spoil
castigate
disrespect
give some stick to
cast a slur on
nitpick about
mudsling
sledge
give flak to
befoul
muckrake
give a bad press to
besmear
spot
run smear campaign
bring shame upon
tar and feather
reflect badly on
bring shame on
mortify
blacken the name of
scathe
reprove
soil
rip up and down
blotch
bring discredit to
breathe on
rebuke
abase
humble
spread lies about
potshot
lambast
reprimand
belaborUS
belabourUK
dress down
bag on
tell lies about
ruin
taunt
chastise
offend
sully the reputation of
blacken the character of
backbite
curse
foul
chasten
sink
fault
scold
flay
upbraid
embarrass
poison
take to task
pick to pieces
run a smear campaign against
undermine
drag someone's name through the mud
sully someone's reputation
cut down
cane
reject
destroy
treat as unimportant
misrepresent
blacken the reputation of
chide
carpet
prostitute
downcry
snub
conduct a smear campaign against
tear to pieces
fustigate
belie
badmouth
caricature
burlesque
gird
jeer
scoff
mar
demoralizeUS
bawl out
chew out
pervert
villainize
denunciate
slag
demoraliseUK
lash
miscall
slang
rip up
knock down
find fault
sling mud
skin
skin alive
nag at
blacken someone's name
haul over the coals
be rude to
call names
pass strictures upon
drag someone's name through the mire
write false reports about
tear a strip off
show up
throw shade
cast down
tear off a strip
mark wrong
spread tales about
call someone names
drag name through mud
crush
criticize severely
wreck
total
demolish
be critical of
tear apart
be spiteful towards
be unkind about
be malicious about
criticize unfairly
comment negatively
treat something lightly
speak of with disfavour
put-down
abhor
poormouth
back-bite
talk trash
discountenance
spurn
question
prejudice
detest
scourge
nag
proscribe
animadvert upon
mistrust
repudiate
condescend
clamor against
gibe
twit
give a rocket
read the riot act
blackguard
drag through mud
lash into
make fun of
blemish
object
disapprove
discommend
expostulate
frown
mistreat
dig
demonizeUS
cuss
caluminate
voodoo
jinx
lie about
deign
get angry with
persecute
oppress
give comeuppance
put away
knock off high horse
cast slur on
put zingers on
bad mouth
have a pop at
demoniseUK
be against
find unacceptable
ride
zing
hose
give black eye
carp
affront
annoy
rag on
call down
provoke
blow off
shout at
cuss out
swear at
prosecute
declaim
outrage
not go for
clobber
hurt
aggravate
look askance at
frown on
impeach
ostraciseUK
indict
ostracizeUS
take dim view of
trim
fluff
slog
zap
slug
put a whammy on
wound
complain about
pick at
nit-pick
give bad press
cut to bits
run something down
give something a bad press
declaim against
charge with
minimalize
miniaturiseUK
miniaturizeUS
dwarf
attenuate
abbreviate
abate
put in a bad light
give a bad name to
desecrate
disfavourUK
attaint
lose face
put someone in their place
disfavorUS
make someone eat crow
take down a peg or two
own
cause to lose face
to denigrate
upset
make light
protest against
object to
take a dig at
slap
brush off
cut rate
tease
take exception to
take a dim view of
irritate
disoblige
corrupt
give offence to
step on one's toes
cause offence to
cut dead
hurt someone's feelings
treat disrespectfully
injure the reputation of
cast aspersion
taint someone's name
blacken someone's character
stain someone's good name
accuse falsely
sully someone's name
tarnish someone's name
soil someone's name
debauch
harm
deprave
bastardizeUS
deteriorate
profane
warp
vitiate
canker
subvert
betray
admonish
impair
desensitizeUS
brutalizeUS
weaken
dehumanizeUS
bollock
drag down
refute
dehumaniseUK
disbar
bastardiseUK
desensitiseUK
worsen
depose
bump
rule out
bemean
declass
lower the status of
bring shame to
bench
brutaliseUK
rollick
decline
drop
fall
sell out
harangue
lose value
render worthless
beat down
argue with
assault verbally
disagree with
be untrue to oneself
abandon one's principles
pile in
remonstrate with
ream out
start on
sail into
start in
take on
give someone hell
jump on one's case
bite someone's head off
snap someone's head off
rap over the knuckles
go for the jugular
give someone a bollocking
give someone a rocket
give someone a bad press
jump down one's throat
give someone a rollicking
give someone a roasting
blaspheme
strumpet
plaster
blacken name
defame someone's character
more ❯
“He was never one to downgrade his talents.”
Verb
▲
Remove from office suddenly and forcefully
depose
dethrone
displace
oust
unseat
dismiss
overthrow
remove
topple
cashier
demote
eject
overturn
supplant
discharge
expel
axUS
axeUK
bring down
defenestrate
defrock
degrade
deprive
drum out
fire
sack
throw out
uncrown
unmake
unthrone
boot out
drive out
force out
bounce
break
can
chuck
chuck out
discrown
impeach
remove from office
subvert
unfrock
upset
get rid of
strip of rank
turf out
freeze out
give heave-ho
kick out
send packing
give someone the boot
give someone the push
show the door
give someone their marching orders
ride out on rail
run out of town
throw out on ear
withdraw
scrap
cancel
clear
dump
revoke
void
rescind
set aside
repeal
ditch
abandon
stop
annul
end
transpose
countermand
lift
repudiate
scrub
retract
quash
nix
debar
dispense with
discontinue
take away
obliterate
toss out
vacate
junk
nullify
abrogate
delete
renounce
ban
bin
avoid
negate
extract
obviate
disannul
jettison
throw away
shed
take out
throw someone out on their ear
give up
overrule
bar
eighty-six
get shot of
null
renege
abate
relieve
cast off
strike down
roll back
trash
extirpate
override
get shut of
cart off
carry away
carry off
relinquish
toss
blackball
chuck away
take off
take back
shuck off
tidy up
dismantle
disclaim
abjure
raise
push
heave out
render invalid
declare null and void
call off
shake off
sweep away
blot out
dust
back out of
veto
brush
disbar
keep out
empty
blacklist
cut out
recant
call
abort
efface
cull
clear away
spurn
disregard
cut
refuse
black
fling out
wipe
vitiate
exorcizeUS
exorciseUK
tidy
call back
cry off
make void
transplant
forsake
backpedal
disown
stamp out
deep-six
give something the chop
send away
rub out
knock something on the head
fling off
part with
cast aside
throw on the scrapheap
clear up
strip
give the heave ho
turn down
quit
sweep
snub
deliver
embargo
dissipate
unburden
misplace
disfellowship
proscribe
liberate
pack in
boycott
break up
negative
break off
disallow
dispose
strike
declare redundant
ignore
excise
omit
deprive of office
prohibit
heave
dispatch
pitch
chop
forgo
leave
disembarrass
cut off
counterorder
forswear
deny
deracinate
whisk
write off
force to leave
kiss goodbye
throw overboard
move out
waive
sling out
slough off
lay by
heave-ho
do without
refrain from
black out
snuff out
strike out
brush off
cancel out
cast away
pull out of
fling away
chase out
thrust aside
leave out in the cold
lock out
cross out
give one the gate
render null and void
bring to an end
show the door to
brush away
throw out on the streets
put a line through
brush up
give a pink slip
abduct
steal
rusticate
exhaust
sort
throw
depopulate
consign
acquit
cross off
unchurch
move on
redact
expatriate
fordrive
denounce
prohibit from entering
unclutter
rescue
ask to leave
clean out
put out of place
conclude
put out in the street
have done with
anathematize
drive away
loosen
hand someone his hat
chase off
disencumber
disburden
give the bullet to
give the boot to
extrude
save
show you the door
give the hook
court martial
exempt
dispense
spare
privilege from
set going
get going
give the push to
give somebody the boot
give somebody notice
move out of place
takfir
curse
relax
redeem
disunite
interrupt
perturb
divide
unhinge
separate
rummage
disarticulate
fortake
rake
cease
purify
make free
cleanse
lighten
tidy away
declutter
pull the plug
backwater
crawl out of
wangle out
make null and void
X-out
weasel out
forget
toss out on ear
show out
change the position of
finish
inhibit
zap
squelch
quell
broom
neutralizeUS
relieve of duty
get off
decommission
recycle
emancipate
roust
edit
censor
close down
let off
decline
disperse
buff
scrape
mop
halt
put kibosh on
put the kibosh on
elide
dele
strike off
except
draw
put a stop to
call a halt to
disapprove
rid
rearrange
hatchet
decimate
cleaver
tomahawk
downsize
poll
vacuum
hoover
scatter
salvage
forbid
slough
cast
pass
shuffle
position
get rid
sweep up
desert
give the brush
wash away
scratch
allay
blank out
x out
block out
blue-pencil
edit out
X out
ink out
declare invalid
blue pencil
stroke out
white out
pack away
knock off
exsect
marginalizeUS
carve
desist from
isolate
leave off
sever
shut off
overlook
give over
make ineffective
reprobate
throw off
give the slip
give somebody the slip
get away from
rid oneself of
elude
leave behind
preclude
interdict
change
go away
withdraw from
depart from
exit from
check out
go away from
get out of
deadhead
move out of
leave empty
relinquish possession of
depart
contravene
countercheck
frustrate
neutraliseUK
impugn
traverse
stonewall
redress
fly in the face of
put down
ding
break with
cross
oppose
belie
turn thumbs down
disprove
spring
estop
block
rule out
deny access to
discount
sideline
close out
disclude
bate
occlude
explain
reorganizeUS
redistribute
reshuffle
alter
cut back
slim down
scale down
not count
leave out
count out
refuse to admit
miss out
pull the plug on
put out to pasture
consign to scrap heap
surrender
cut dead
marginaliseUK
pass over
ward off
draw out
pull out
stand down
put an embargo on
back out
send to Coventry
refuse admittance
bow out of
prevent from entering
shut the door on
backtrack on
renege on
disaffirm
resolve
lay aside
reorder
adjust
redeploy
vote against
yield
throw over
pass up
turn one's back on
balk at
torpedo
go back on
put out of your mind
offload
unloose
irrupt
ejaculate
cede
shun
down
redispose
rejig
readjust
roll
stir
squeeze out
drive off
send off
pack up
cold-shoulder
knock out
finish off
do in
give someone their P45
give the chop
abdicate
resign
sacrifice
show the gate to
shoot down
put aside
remit
postpone
defer
reorganiseUK
slide
locomote
prorogue
neglect
delay
hold up
grant
table
reserve
put off
hand over
stay
allow
sign away
turn over
hold off
propel
toss aside
give the cold shoulder
shove
nudge
inch
give the cold shoulder to
clear from
remove from
give way
change position
send to a safe place
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Verb
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Have a strong emotional effect on
overwhelm
overcome
affect
disturb
dumbfound
move
stir
stun
devastate
floor
impress
shake
stagger
strike
touch
daze
dazzle
spellbind
bowl over
make emotional
bewilder
blow away
confound
confuse
demoraliseUK
demoralizeUS
destroy
kill
leave speechless
puzzle
shatter
shock
steamroller
subordinate
surprise
take aback
upset
wreck
get to
knock sideways
do in
hit for six
knock for six
render speechless
sweep someone off their feet
run circles around
stick in someone's mind
fluster
panic
worry
ruffle
spook
terrorizeUS
affright
frustrate
terroriseUK
trouble
discountenance
flurry
alarum
bother
obfuscate
scarify
fright
chill
put off
scare to death
scare the bejesus out of
put the wind up someone
put someone off their stroke
discourage
dispirit
dishearten
unman
undo
embarrass
set someone thinking
exercise
unhinge
screw up
discomfort
balkUS
foul up
make jump
baulkUK
bring up short
cause someone to lose their composure
scare stiff
throw into a tizz
put into a flap
put the wind up
knock down with a feather
knock your socks off
conquer
boggle someone's mind
harass
unbalance
throw a curveball
deject
mortify
scare silly
work up
make someone's hair stand on end
scare the living daylights out of
hinder
bug
disarrange
snow
disarm
intoxicate
set thinking
inebriate
make punchy
stymie
put someone off
catch somebody off balance
catch somebody unawares
make nervous
go to one's head
make someone's head spin
ball up
put out of countenance
involve
beset
thicken
tangle
complicate
encumber
jumble
entangle
upset apple cart
ride
weaken
set back
enfeeble
uncalm
undermine
sap
enervate
needle
put someone off their stride
stumble
muck
thwart
muddy the waters
mix you up
ravel
snarl up
sadden
concern
dash
disappoint
metagrobolize
hagride
disillusion
frazzle
distemper
ail
fuss
derail
make one's blood run cold
make your hair stand on end
make one's teeth chatter
strike terror into
throw into a fright
scare away
freeze your blood
throw into a panic
curdle the blood
get the wind up
make your blood run cold
scare the living daylights out of someone
scare the pants off of
make someone jump out of his skin
disenchant
pother
disgruntle
snafu
let down
depress
weird out
freak out
knock the stuffing out of someone
mess up
fill with consternation
louse up
muck up
spring
deter
give someone a jolt
give someone a fright
make someone jump out of their skin
more ❯
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▲
To ostracize or oust someone from a group or society
marginalizeUS
ostraciseUK
ostracizeUS
banish
sideline
relegate
disown
displace
disregard
invisibilize
demote
cast out
cast off
freeze out
leave out
leave out in the cold
expel
excommunicate
exile
cut
disfellowship
expatriate
oust
expulse
drop
deport
cut out
throw out
cut dead
marginaliseUK
exclude
dismiss
lay off
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