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denigrative

adjective

Definition of denigrativenext
as in insulting
intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value thanked her for the gift and then added the denigrative aside, "Not that it's anything special!"

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for denigrative
  1. insulting
  2. malicious
  3. critical
  4. degrading
  5. abusive
  6. demeaning
  7. contemptuous
  8. derogatory
Adjective
  • Some job seekers say AI interviews can feel impersonal, stilted, and downright insulting.
    — Sarah Jackson Juhohn Lee, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Even more insulting was the cold, transactional nature of the intrusion.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of insulting
Adjective
  • The technique has similarities to web skimming, where malicious code captures payment information as a shopper types it into an online checkout page.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • This malicious torrent leads to the download of the malware loader.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of malicious
Adjective
  • That makes the vehicle’s capacitors, batteries, and power electronics critical.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
  • President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Ukraine is ready to halt its strikes on Russian territory if allies can secure a genuine Russian commitment not to hit Ukraine's critical infrastructure.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of critical
Adjective
  • The beating can look degrading, but the check might protect opportunities for hundreds of athletes who never appear in the game.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • By suggesting that Black women would willingly place their own children in mortal danger for profit, such narratives provided yet another means of humiliating, degrading and dehumanizing African Americans.
    — The Conversation, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of degrading
Adjective
  • Yet what follows is an extended list of ethical sins, with a focus on the sins of abusive speech, such as slandering, slurring, slighting and smearing the reputations of others.
    — Reuven Kimelman, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Before her death, Flowers had told numerous family members and co-workers that Plummer was physically abusive toward her, Freeman said.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of abusive
Adjective
  • Chanen is among a new generation of wives and girlfriends of pro athletes, aka WAGs, who have proudly reclaimed the once-demeaning term.
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • By demeaning and alienating most people, Capps predicted, the Christian right wing was planting the seeds of its own demise.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of demeaning
Adjective
  • Below the surface, there is a lot of contemptuous finger-pointing about where the anti-AI energy now coursing through the political-media landscape is coming from.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Relative to the contemptuous silence of the Mike Ashley regime, there is no comparison — but even when compared to previous post-takeover administrations, Newcastle are being more communicative.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of contemptuous
Adjective
  • The complaint alleges that, in June 2025, an attorney with the Reinken firm sent a photo of Goff to the group chat and made derogatory comments about her.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Cunningham had gotten into an argument with his girlfriend, the victim said, and got angry after others, including him, asked Cunningham to stop talking about her in derogatory terms, documents state.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of derogatory
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“Denigrative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denigrative. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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