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degrade
Synonyms and Antonyms of degrade
1
to bring to a lower grade or rank
2
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
abase, bastardize, canker, cheapen, corrupt, debase, debauch, demean, demoralize, deprave, deteriorate, lessen, pervert, poison, profane, prostitute, subvert, vitiate, warp
3
to reduce to a lower standing in oneʼs own eyes or in othersʼ eyes
abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle
belittle, castigate, criticize, cry down, decry, depreciate, detract, diminish, discount, disparage, minimize, put down, ridicule, write off
bad-mouth, defame, defile, libel, malign, slander
censure, condemn, damn, denounce, execrate, reprehend, reprobate
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