DEPRECIATION Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

depreciation

noun

Definition of depreciation

as in criticism

the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant a depreciation of the role of minorities in the building of the nation was once a common feature of history books

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Recent Examples of depreciation Furthermore, stocks are an amazing hedge against the long-term depreciation of fiat currencies. — Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 The company reported preliminary underlying earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of $3 billion for April to June. — Jenni Reid,sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 Dallas’ estimated $510 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization is twice the Rams’ runner-up total and nearly 4x the league average EBITDA of $139 million. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for depreciation

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Noun

The decision quickly drew criticism from cattle industry organizations.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
As someone who counsels and advocates for people who have been convicted of the worst crimes imaginable, Hood often faces criticism from the victims’ families.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of criticism

Noun

Conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza has settled a defamation lawsuit filed by a Gwinnett County man in 2022, avoiding a trial that was set to begin Monday in federal court in Atlanta.

— Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
While legal protections exist, like the TAKE IT DOWN Act and defamation claims, they are often poorly enforced, arrive too late, and face challenges from Big Tech.

— Allyson Kapin, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of defamation

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These measures attracted widespread international condemnation, with several countries and the United Nations criticizing the Taliban’s treatment of women.

— Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026
Settlers have surrounded three Palestinian houses for more than a week, trapping families inside as Israeli troops declare a closed military zone and Washington issues an unusually sharp condemnation.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of condemnation

Noun

Shortly after, Panettiere struggles with postpartum depression, and her substance abuse issues resurface.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Video recordings and documents detail how investigators pursued the case, and the possibility of abuse, for months but failed to identify a perpetrator.

— Amy Brittain, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of abuse

Noun

Her mother, meanwhile, is backed up by her second husband (Kwon), a mild-mannered documentary filmmaker whose profession gives his wife yet more ammunition in her smiling disparagement of Sanghee.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
Asserting claims for tortious interference, civil conspiracy, commercial disparagement and violations of Illinois consumer fraud laws, the Butlers sought more than $50 million in compensatory damages and over $200 million in punitive damages.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 June 2026

Definition of disparagement

Noun

Same mechanic as a deprecation notice, applied to a bond rather than an API, and a preview of what this looks like when the thing withdrawn is not your workflow but your attachment to it.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
There is also a new deprecation policy that ensures at least 12 months between when a feature’s formal deprecation is enacted and when the feature may actually be removed—with a narrow exception for critical security updates.

— Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026

Definition of deprecation

Noun

This move by Torras signals a broader cultural shift where the utility of a device is no longer seen as a detraction from its style.

— Footwear News, Footwear News, 18 Mar. 2026
Agreeing with Kruse, Commissioner Tal Siddique cited the lack of commercial land as his main detraction for the project.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026

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