disgrace

Synonyms

abase, chasten, cheapen, debase, degrade, demean, discredit, dishonor, foul, humble, humiliate, lower, shame, sink, smirch, take down;

Antonyms

aggrandize, canonize, deify, elevate, exalt;

Near Antonyms

acclaim, applaud, boast, celebrate, cheer, cite, commend, compliment, congratulate, decorate, eulogize, extol (also extoll), hail, honor, laud, praise, salute, tout;

acknowledge, recognize;

highlight, play up, spotlight;

dignify, ennoble, enshrine, enthrone, glorify, magnify;

advance, boost, lift, promote, raise, upgrade, uplift;

idealize, romanticize;

Related Words

abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle;

belittle, castigate, criticize, cry down, decry, depreciate, detract, diminish, discount, disparage, minimize, put down, ridicule, write off;

bad-mouth, defame, defile, libel, malign, slander;

affront, insult;

censure, condemn, damn, denounce, execrate, reprehend, reprobate;

Synonyms

discredit, disesteem, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, shame;

Antonyms

esteem, honor, respect;

Near Antonyms

admiration, appreciation, estimation, regard;

awe, fear, reverence;

fame, glory, renown, repute;

Related Words

scandal;

contempt, despite, disdain, scorn;

deprecation, disapprobation, disapproval, disfavor;

abasement, debasement, debasing, degradation, dust, humbling, humiliation;

blot, brand, shadow, slur, smirch, spot, stain, stigma, taint;