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as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of
a glutted market cheapened cranberries to the point where they were selling for less than what it cost to grow them
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as in degraded
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
a politician who would cheapen herself by caving in to lobbyists
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as in humiliated
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
she really cheapens herself by shamelessly pursuing men like that
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Recent Examples of cheapened
Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
The failure to do so has only cheapened our nation and risks our future as a beacon for the world.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
In this way, Bad Bunny’s popularity has not cheapened his message.
—Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
The stock is still benefiting from having been dismissed and cheapened by prior fears of its search franchise being disrupted.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
The result is that sports are cheapened, perhaps irredeemably.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
The failure to do so has only cheapened our nation and risks our future as a beacon for the world.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
In this way, Bad Bunny’s popularity has not cheapened his message.
—Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
The stock is still benefiting from having been dismissed and cheapened by prior fears of its search franchise being disrupted.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheapened
Verb
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The character, played by Esteban Andres Cruz, has been reduced to a simpering stereotype who makes a pass at a cop and mimics a blow job.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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Seen from this perspective, ecology cannot be reduced to questions of proximity alone.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Riboua was more skeptical, arguing that Hezbollah would likely survive the collapse of the government in Tehran but would be vastly degraded.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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Years of use as a makeshift neighborhood have degraded the forest and contributed to pollution in Coyote Creek, which drains into San Francisco Bay, city leaders say.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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At one point in his teenage years, Diaz was publicly humiliated by the football team who forcefully shaved his curly hair.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Walz and Ellison were humiliated and could not account for their blundering.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Both loans carry the same interest rate and amortization term, resulting in a single combined monthly payment.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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For a working family of four, the two adults need to make $368,742 in combined salary for comfortable living.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Conspicuous cracks had developed along the building’s outside walls as exterior stucco deteriorated.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Market deterioration Markets have deteriorated over the past few days.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Still, the author's main argument wasn't totally discredited.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
25 Mar. 2026
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The traditional security hawks would be discredited, and the populist anti-interventionists vindicated.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But the influencer landscape is getting debased and splintered and a bit draining, even for Kylie.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
11 Mar. 2026
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Now, several polls show that Wyomingites oppose killing wildlife with vehicles, which gives public officials in the next Legislative session an opening to prohibit this debased practice.—
Wendy Keefover,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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The 14-month war that ended in November 2024, severely weakened the group, with many of its political and military commanders killed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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If Democrats attach every policy wish list to the affordability banner, the message will dissolve into the same blur of priorities that has weakened the party before.—
Richard Yanowitch,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cheapened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheapened. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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