Synonyms of deprecatory

deprecatory

adjective

ˈde-pri-kə-ˌtȯr-ē 

as in slighting

intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value

he typically followed up any mention of his accomplishments with some deprecatory comments about his perceived failures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slighting
• insulting
• depreciatory
• derogatory
• pejorative
• malicious
• uncomplimentary
• scornful
• contemptuous
• disdainful
• demeaning
• disparaging
• degrading
• depreciative
• critical
• derisory
• abusive
• derogative
• denigratory
• venomous
• hateful
• detractive
• libelous
• belittling
• nasty
• denigrative
• cruel
• decrying
• opprobrious
• slanderous
• calumnious
• scurrilous
• defamatory
• spiteful
• unkind
• malignant
• denunciatory
• virulent
• malign
• malevolent
• despiteful
• caustic
• bitter
• scathing
• mean
• catty
• jealous
• aspersing
• rancorous
• maligning
• envious
• acrimonious
• acrid
• vilifying
• resentful
• slandering
• jaundiced
• denunciative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laudatory
• commendatory
• complimentary
• positive
• friendly
• adulatory
• respectful
• approving
• appreciative
• admiring
• sympathetic
• warm
• kind
• laudative
• kindly
• kindhearted
• warmhearted
• applauding
• unmalicious

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deprecatory

This subsided with unusual speed, however, as cricket fans took instead to sharing the self-deprecatory jokes coming over the border. — The Economist, 22 June 2019

Philipps has acquired her 1-million-and-growing Instagram followers through her self-deprecatory humor, raw honesty and vulnerability. — Sonja Haller, USA TODAY, 11 July 2018

What the show is really selling is the Chang attitude and mystique, a combination of ego, exactitude, foul-mouthed rebelliousness and self-deprecatory nerdiness. — Mike Hale, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2018