BELITTLED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

belittled

verb

past tense of belittle

as in dismissed

to express scornfully one's low opinion of belittled the action star's acting ability

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Recent Examples of belittled Played by a perpetually blank Ella Beatty, the daughter of Warren Beatty and Annette Bening, Lizzie is the belittled and abused daughter of a disinterested father, Andrew (Charlie Hunnam), and hateful step-mother, Abby (Rebecca Hall). — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026 Lestat is treated as unworthy of Akasha’s (Sheila Atim) blood and his choice to turn Louis is belittled by the table because Louis was a pimp. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 The women on that team didn’t ask to be the butt of a locker room joke, belittled by the President of the United States, no less. — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Trump publicly attacked and belittled Harris throughout their 2024 campaigns. — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 Platner insulted members of the military and belittled Bronze Star winners. — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2026 The Babylon Bee posted a satirical video suggesting that if a female president was mercurial — launching foreign wars, trade wars and petty feuds — and focusing on gewgaws and shoes, she’d be endlessly belittled. — Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 23 June 2026 According to the suit, she was humiliated by fellow staff members and belittled due to her race, country of origin, religion and immigration status. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 Unlike some of her contemporaries (say, Lauryn Hill), Missy never rejected or belittled explicit markers of femme subjectivity. — Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026

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Following the meeting, the president dismissed the idea of new AI rules and reiterated his view that the industry should police itself.

— Jeff Masonand Michael Shepard Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Like his brother, John had at first dismissed the idea of an American being elected to the papacy.

— Scott Detrow, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of dismissed

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And Michaels didn't merely skip the full story but seemingly minimized the allegations of assault.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
In much of the global fintech conversation, compliance is discussed as a cost to manage, a friction to be minimized.

— Hammed Afenifere, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of minimized

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That is quite far apart from the commercial industry, which actually stands to be diminished by these policy reforms.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 7 Oct. 2026
By raw numbers, net domestic out-migration of Californians to other states continues even as the California exodus overall has diminished in strength.

— Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of diminished

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Osborn has been traveling across Nebraska to hold meetings in all 93 counties and has repeatedly criticized Ricketts for not holding town halls to meet with constituents.

— NICHOLAS INGRAM, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Hinojosa has campaigned on her tenure as a civil rights lawyer and criticized Abbott’s crime policies as violating civil liberties.

— Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of criticized

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Obviously designed to give LSU an advantage by adding more physically advanced and developed players, that tactic was immediately disparaged by opposing coaches, NFL coaches and, more importantly, the SEC itself.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Never mind that she will be disparaged if her lips remain plain or her lashes lack the necessary coat of mascara, that caterpillar thickness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of disparaged

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Today, some of Nashville’s biggest stars have aligned themselves with (or shrewdly eschewed criticism of) a political movement that has denigrated countless demographic groups, including Punjabi immigrants.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Newsom’s film speaks directly to harm inflicted on young women who are routinely denigrated on social media and who face constant scrutiny of their appearance and comportment through online platforms.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of denigrated

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