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deprecatory

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of deprecatory

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 of deprecatory

belittling, contemptuous, decrying, degrading, demeaning, denigrative, denigratory, depreciative, depreciatory, derisory, derogative, derogatory, detractive, disdainful, disparaging, pejorative, scornful, slighting, uncomplimentary

Words Related to deprecatory

aspersing, calumnious, defamatory, insulting, libelous (or libellous), maligning, slandering, slanderous, vilifying

abusive, opprobrious, scurrilous

catty, cruel, despiteful, hateful, malevolent, malicious, malign, malignant, mean, nasty, spiteful, unkind, virulent

critical, denunciative, denunciatory

acrimonious, bitter, envious, jaundiced, jealous, rancorous, resentful

acrid, caustic, scathing, venomous

Near Antonyms of deprecatory

admiring, adulatory, applauding, approving, friendly, positive

appreciative, respectful

kind, kindhearted, kindly, sympathetic, unmalicious, warm, warmhearted

Antonyms of deprecatory

commendatory, complimentary, laudative, laudatory

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