Synonyms of depreciating

depreciating

verb

present participle of depreciate

1

as in reducing

to diminish the price or value of

a faded finish will really depreciate your car when you decide to trade it in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reducing
• lowering
• devaluing
• devaluating
• sinking
• depressing
• cheapening
• attenuating
• downgrading
• shrinking
• writing down
• marking down
• writing off
• debasing
• breaking
• demonetizing
• undervaluing
• underestimating
• underrating
• underpricing
• compressing
• dwindling
• lessening
• downsizing
• contracting
• deflating
• moderating
• abridging
• de-escalating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appreciating
• enhancing
• upgrading
• inflating
• marking up
• increasing
• bloating
• adding
• blowing up
• multiplying
• expanding
• overestimating
• extending
• augmenting
• maximizing
• swelling
• escalating
• enlarging
• raising
• compounding
• boosting
• amplifying
• heightening
• overvaluing
• dilating
• overpricing
• overrating
• aggrandizing
• upping
• ballooning

2

as in dismissing

to express scornfully one's low opinion of

dared to depreciate Shakespeare, saying his works have no relevance for modern audiences

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissing
• diminishing
• minimizing
• discounting
• criticizing
• denigrating
• deprecating
• disparaging
• belittling
• derogating
• decrying
• trashing
• denouncing
• running down
• disliking
• condemning
• talking down
• bad-mouthing
• dumping on
• crying down
• writing off
• playing down
• trash-talking
• dissing
• discrediting
• poor-mouthing
• scolding
• abusing
• vilipending
• kissing off
• putting down
• maligning
• slandering
• disgracing
• disapproving (of)
• defaming
• vilifying
• ripping
• discommending
• censuring
• slurring
• reprobating
• traducing
• aspersing
• reprehending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praising
• extolling
• magnifying
• exalting
• approving
• applauding
• recommending
• glorifying
• endorsing
• favoring
• sanctioning
• lauding
• acclaiming
• commending
• complimenting
• countenancing
• eulogizing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of depreciating

Technical fluency is the fastest-depreciating asset in your portfolio. — Cuong Nguyen Cao, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Accounting Statement 34 from the standards-setting nonprofit lays the foundation for capitalizing, reporting and depreciating capital assets. — Kathryn Blackman, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

Skeptics have questioned whether graphics processing units (GPUs) can support this type of financing because the chips have historically been viewed as rapidly depreciating technology. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026

The value of their veteran top goalscorer and forward-line talisman last season is depreciating year by year. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

And because the capital that went into that machine is depreciating, right? — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026

Not only was there a civil war, but inflation reached 2,000%, and the currency was rapidly depreciating. — Bloomberg, Oc Register, 10 June 2026

Drivers needed affordable, flexible access without ownership, while owners were sitting on depreciating, underused assets. — Hebron Sher, Fortune, 29 May 2026

Bolivia's chronically depreciating currency surged on the black market as stock markets swooned over his plan to shrink the budget deficit. — ABC News, 27 May 2026