as in to dismiss
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
belittled the action star's acting ability
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Recent Examples of belittle
Giants rookie Abdul Carter belittled the Jets on Sunday while mocking the first lowlight of his NFL career.
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
Borgman chronicles how the show focused on entertainment over health and how contestants were belittled and encouraged to follow unhealthy weight loss methods, including consuming caffeine pills.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
The complaint alleges that Santiago belittled, stalked and harassed Ortiz in front of other students and teachers.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
Stephanie blames everything that happened subsequently on Alexia belittling her, but Alexia only belittled her because Stephanie had made fun of her.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
Borgman chronicles how the show focused on entertainment over health and how contestants were belittled and encouraged to follow unhealthy weight loss methods, including consuming caffeine pills.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
The complaint alleges that Santiago belittled, stalked and harassed Ortiz in front of other students and teachers.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
Stephanie blames everything that happened subsequently on Alexia belittling her, but Alexia only belittled her because Stephanie had made fun of her.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belittle
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The actor denied the allegations, and the case was later dismissed, per The Hollywood Reporter.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Those who dismissed intersectionality saw such policies as little more than allowing the disadvantaged to commit crimes without consequences to make up for past inequities, afflicting crime victims from the same disadvantaged communities.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Officials repeatedly minimized fire risks and touted the benefits of letting the fire burn, according to The Republic's findings.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Context switching is minimized.—
Paul Kovalenko,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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That transition will bring with it some advantages (the conflict of being a part of the Comcast empire is diminished) but also challenges.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Many observers feel that the family’s power in Thailand is diminished, and its long dominant political machine could finally be out of steam.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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That behavior included drug use and related incidents, and disparaging comments about series co-creator Chuck Lorre.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Sep. 2025
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The White House, presented with extensive questions for this article, sent a one-paragraph statement disparaging ProPublica and Dudek.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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People who feel the need to denigrate entire cities need to work on their conversational skills.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
19 Aug. 2025
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The chief of the Pembroke Park Police Department accused Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony on Friday of denigrating his officers to score political points in his ongoing feud with the city manager of Deerfield Beach.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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Six separate receivers have caught touchdown passes already this season, a stark difference from a season ago when Green was criticized for being too reliant on a small number of playmakers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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Like Kennedy, Anderson was criticized over the eight-minute tape, which was meant for private consumption and created by consenting spouses.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Belittle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belittle. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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