What is another word for downgrading ?

Present participle for to reduce the value or price of

amortising^UK

amortizing^US

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Verb

making someone eat humble pie

Present participle for reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance

reducing in importance

dishonoring^US

reducing to the ranks

getting the better of

putting to shame

making a fool of

making ashamed

making someone eat crow

having the last laugh on

putting someone in their place

disbarring

taking down a peg or two

stripping someone of their rank

kicking down the ladder

settling someone's hash

showing in a bad light

taking the wind out of someone's sails

lowering the status of

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“His superiors downgraded him.”

Verb

Present participle for reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance

setting too little store by

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

casting aspersions on

doing a hatchet job on

setting little store by

doing an injustice to

dragging through the mud

thinking too little of

taking down a peg

look down one's nose at

failing to appreciate

pummelling^UK

shooting full of holes

throwing brickbats at

libeling^US

libelling^UK

holding forth against

dishonoring^US

bringing into disrepute

dragging through the mire

bringing discredit to

blackening the name of

running smear campaign

tarring and feathering

spreading scandal about

sullying the reputation of

giving something a bad press

kicking up a stink about

abominating

raging

blackening the reputation of

abhorring

conducting a smear campaign against

blackening the character of

giving someone a bad press

satirizing^US

satirising^UK

expressing disapproval of

holding up to ridicule

kicking up a fuss about

vituperating against

turning up one's nose

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

commenting negatively

belaboring^US

knocking off high horse

dragging someone's name through the mud

belabouring^UK

saying contemptuously

making cutting remarks about

turning your nose up at

jeering at

treating with contempt

penalising^UK

penalizing^US

expressing strong disapproval of

letting someone have it

running a smear campaign against

expressing a poor opinion of

disfavouring

disfavoring

remonstrating against

passing strictures upon

giving a bad press to

causing a few raised eyebrows amongst

causing raised eyebrows

raising eyebrows amongst

brutalizing^US

regarding with disgust

ostracising^UK

ostracizing^US

brutalising^UK

lowering the status of

running something down

complaining vociferously about

raining

objecting strongly to

fighting

taking issue with

expressing disagreement with

speaking out against

griping

lodging a protest against

taking a stand against

combating

withstanding

raising objections to

disputing

demurring

curling one's lip

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“He was never one to downgrade his talents.”

Verb

Present participle for to gradually decrease or decline in value, amount, quality, or intensity

Verb

Present participle for remove from office suddenly and forcefully

Verb

Present participle for to destroy, weaken or work against

Verb

Present participle for have a strong emotional effect on

Verb

Present participle for to ostracize or oust someone from a group or society

marginalising^UK

marginalizing^US

ostracising^UK

ostracizing^US

leaving out in the cold

Noun

A lowering of rank or status

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Noun

The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low

Noun

Freezing out

Noun

A reduction in the value of an asset over time, due in particular to wear and tear

not what it was cracked up to be

ineffective conclusion

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Adjective

Causing a loss of self-respect

libelous^US

libellous^UK

unfavorable^US

libeling^US

patronizing^US

patronising^UK