Synonyms of cheapens

cheapens

verb

present tense third-person singular of cheapen

1

as in reduces

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduces
• devalues
• lowers
• depresses
• attenuates
• depreciates
• devaluates
• sinks
• shrinks
• downgrades
• marks down
• writes down
• debases
• writes off
• breaks
• undervalues
• underestimates
• underrates
• lessens
• compresses
• abridges
• deflates
• dwindles
• downsizes
• underprices
• demonetizes
• moderates
• contracts
• de-escalates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enhances
• appreciates
• upgrades
• inflates
• adds
• increases
• extends
• blows up
• marks up
• overestimates
• expands
• augments
• maximizes
• overvalues
• heightens
• amplifies
• bloats
• enlarges
• multiplies
• raises
• boosts
• ups
• escalates
• dilates
• swells
• overrates
• compounds
• overprices
• aggrandizes
• balloons

2

as in degrades

to lower in character, dignity, or quality

a politician who would cheapen herself by caving in to lobbyists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• degrades
• weakens
• corrupts
• demeans
• dilutes
• subverts
• deteriorates
• debases
• humiliates
• destroys
• lessens
• poisons
• vitiates
• perverts
• prostitutes
• debauches
• damages
• bastardizes
• pollutes
• disgraces
• taints
• demoralizes
• ruins
• hurts
• abases
• shames
• profanes
• depraves
• warps
• mars
• humbles
• impairs
• harms
• contaminates
• thins
• dishonors
• tarnishes
• cankers
• dirties
• spoils
• defiles
• flaws
• wrecks
• waters down
• descends
• depreciates
• defaces
• begrimes
• befouls
• stains
• takes down
• downgrades
• blemishes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevates
• ennobles
• improves
• uplifts
• enhances
• dignifies
• exalts
• honors
• enriches
• ameliorates
• amends
• perfects
• restores
• clarifies
• refines
• betters
• cleans
• respects
• purifies
• cleanses
• meliorates

3

as in humiliates

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humiliates
• discredits
• embarrasses
• degrades
• demeans
• shames
• humbles
• debases
• confuses
• dishonors
• disgraces
• diminishes
• lowers
• rattles
• insults
• detracts
• criticizes
• abases
• chastens
• takes down
• minimizes
• belittles
• ridicules
• disparages
• sinks
• fouls
• mortifies
• depreciates
• smirches
• disconcerts
• decries
• condemns
• confounds
• discomfits
• maligns
• discounts
• fazes
• defames
• flusters
• defiles
• castigates
• discountenances
• slanders
• denounces
• affronts
• libels
• writes off
• abashes
• nonpluses
• damns
• puts down
• cries down
• bad-mouths
• censures
• execrates
• reprehends
• reprobates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevates
• exalts
• aggrandizes
• celebrates
• recognizes
• deifies
• commends
• acknowledges
• honors
• applauds
• canonizes
• boasts
• cites
• praises
• decorates
• lauds
• extols
• cheers
• congratulates
• compliments
• hails
• salutes
• touts
• eulogizes
• acclaims
• highlights
• fetes
• dignifies
• ennobles
• magnifies
• promotes
• glorifies
• enshrines
• spotlights
• advances
• boosts
• lifts
• raises
• uplifts
• plays up
• enthrones
• romanticizes
• idealizes
• upgrades
• enskies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cheapens

Granting local voting power to people who have not completed that process or who have no interest in doing so, including those here unlawfully, cheapens the commitment made by millions of immigrants who did. — Matt Klink, Oc Register, 1 May 2026

And such a misapplication cheapens it and robs it of its spiritual beauty and impact. — James Coffin, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026

In practice this approach only cheapens the form. — James Folta september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025

And perhaps worst of all, inflating every slight into oppression cheapens true injustice. — Jonathan Alpert, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025