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 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

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