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deprecation

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of deprecation

1 refusal to accept as right or desirable

  • considering that he's a member of the old school, his deprecation of contemporary manners isn't surprising
Synonyms of deprecation

disapprobation, disapproval, discountenance, disesteem, disfavor, dislike, displeasure
Words Related to deprecation

disrelish, distaste

rejection, thumbs-down

blame, censure, condemnation, criticism, denunciation, dispraise, opprobrium, reprehension, reproach, reprobation

antagonism, antipathy, hostility

belittlement, disparagement, objection, opposition
Near Antonyms of deprecation

acclaim, commendation, praise

endorsement (also indorsement), sanction, thumbs-up

empathy, sympathy
Antonyms of deprecation

approbation, approval, favor

2 the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant

  • she had low self-esteem, so she made up for it with a near-constant deprecation of other people
Synonyms of deprecation

belittlement, denigration, depreciation, derogation, detraction, diminishment, disparagement, put-down
Words Related to deprecation

aspersion, backbiting, calumny, defamation, libel, slander, vilification

derision, mockery, ridicule

abuse, invective, vituperation

censure, condemnation, criticism, denouncement, denunciation

de-emphasis, minimization, soft-pedaling
Near Antonyms of deprecation

acclaim, praise

approbation, approval, blessing, commendation

hype, puffery
Antonyms of deprecation

aggrandizement, ennoblement, exaltation, glorification, magnification

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  1. Nglish: Translation of deprecation for Spanish speakers

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