DEGLAMORIZE Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

deglamorize

verb

Definition of deglamorize

as in to minimize

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Recent Examples of deglamorize White’s willingness to deglamorize stardom — to take roles that subverted her celebrity or to be funny and frank — makes clear that for her, the town was, first and foremost, a workplace. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 6 Jan. 2022

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The seat is opening up because of Daines’s retirement, who chose not to run for a third term minutes before the March filing deadline to minimize the risk that Alme would attract a major challenger.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
Washington and European capitals are now trying to minimize their exposure.

— Tom Moerenhout, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of minimize

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Critiques of power To put it bluntly, many Black South Africans are not picking up what the DA is putting down.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Nov. 2026
Viewers get a mix of psychological, emotional and intellectual rewards from true crime, which is part of why the genre is so hard to put down.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of put down

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Hertel said Black pastors in Detroit told him the way Republicans talked about El-Sayed reminded them of how Black people had been disparaged for generations.

— Erin Cox, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026
His disparaging comments bemoaning the lack of financial support of UConn football by the state, UConn and Pratt & Whitney were totally unwarranted.

— Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of disparage

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Miller, who prosecuted the case back in 2004 and 2005, sent Fernandez Rundle texts questioning her office’s handling of the case and denigrating the judge presiding over Smith’s resentencing.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Eight months later during an appearance on a Cincinnati radio station, Huggins used a homophobic slur to refer to Xavier fans while also denigrating Catholics.

— CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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