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

The second group is running on a depreciating asset — relationships and reputation that AI is steadily commoditizing. — Jason Davis, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Emergency measures to shed inefficient commitments attached to depreciating assets and clear the decks for the purpose of accumulating future value over the next 24 months will be required to turn this particular franchise around. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 28 June 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

Across the global south currencies are depreciating, inflation has spiked, and unemployment is rising. — Fatma Tanis, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026

The mistake was dragging it out for years, stubbornly clutching a depreciating asset while better offers came and went. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026