Synonyms of deprecate

deprecate

verb

ˈde-pri-ˌkāt 

1

as in to dismiss

to express scornfully one's low opinion of

movie critics tried to outdo one another in deprecating the comedy as the stupidest movie of the year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismiss
• minimize
• diminish
• criticize
• disparage
• denigrate
• derogate
• depreciate
• decry
• belittle
• denounce
• condemn
• dislike
• run down
• discount
• talk down
• bad-mouth
• write off
• play down
• dump on
• discredit
• cry down
• dis
• scold
• put down
• trash-talk
• trash
• poor-mouth
• vilipend
• kiss off
• disapprove (of)
• abuse
• vilify
• malign
• defame
• disgrace
• traduce
• censure
• discommend
• slander
• asperse
• reprehend
• rip
• slur
• reprobate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• applaud
• exalt
• approve
• recommend
• glorify
• praise
• endorse
• extol
• favor
• magnify
• sanction
• laud
• countenance
• commend
• acclaim
• compliment
• eulogize

2

as in to dislike

to hold an unfavorable opinion of

deprecates TV sitcoms as childish and simpleminded

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dislike
• criticize
• reject
• denounce
• disesteem
• disapprove (of)
• discountenance
• condemn
• frown (on or upon)
• mislike
• reprove
• disfavor
• tut (over or about)
• look down one's nose (on)
• tsk-tsk
• pooh-pooh
• disrelish
• tut-tut (over or about)
• scorn
• object (to)
• reprehend
• scold
• chide
• censure
• discommend
• reprobate
• rebuke
• reproach

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approve
• like
• favor
• endorse
• support
• sanction
• enjoy
• love
• relish
• dig
• fancy
• adore
• delight (in)
• groove (on)
• revel (in)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deprecate

The internet personality was particularly known for satirical skits and deprecating humor, earning a Shorty Award and several Streamy Award nominations. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025

Once the new models go live, earlier versions will be deprecated. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025

The 45-year-old actor has always projected a sort of likable, hunky lunkhead persona, giving the movies their equivalent of the campus jock that secretly had a sly sense of self-deprecating humor and theater-department chops. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025

Microsoft’s first Kerberos implementation protects a password from cracking attacks by representing it as a hash generated with a single iteration of Microsoft’s NTLM cryptographic hash function, which itself is a modification of the super-fast, and now deprecated, MD4 hash function. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025