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 Those who love the club could only watch as its past successes were belittled and its fans became the butt of jokes – or, as one supporter told me, shouted at in a grocery store for wearing the club colors. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 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

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The North has denied responsibility for the incident and dismissed Seoul's demand to apologize and remove its remaining mines.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Three weeks before the election, the chairman of Israel’s Central Elections Committee dismissed the case, but the AID Coalition agreed not to buy more blocks on additional flights.

— Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of dismissed

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Whether intentional or unintentional, the creation of new space debris by future space missions must be minimized as much as possible.

— David Zamora, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Forests may occasionally have to be sacrificed for economic development, said Tuan Vo of Can Tho University, but the damage should be minimized by consulting experts and understanding how changes could affect river flows.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of minimized

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Such a trend, however diminished, persists particularly among constituencies with close institutional ties to the state.

— Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
Finally, Nieves encouraged young salsa singers to pursue their dreams, even as radio and other traditional avenues for exposure have diminished.

— Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of diminished

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In both television commercials and in campaign mailers sent to homes across the state, Fazio has criticized Lamont repeatedly for months on electricity.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
The coach had criticized Brooklyn’s shot selection and turnovers before the game, saying the Nets’ decisions with the ball were feeding their problems on defense.

— C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of criticized

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Clayburn further testified that Gonzalez and her family routinely disparaged Avery in front of his daughter.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2026
Kennedy has disparaged the flu shot or linked it to his voice condition at least two dozen times over the last six years.

— Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 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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