DEROGATING Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

derogating

verb

present participle of derogate

as in dismissing

to express scornfully one's low opinion of there's no need to derogate him as a human being just because you disagree with him politically

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A day after dismissing Dana Brown, Astros owner Jim Crane fielded a question specifically about Bagwell’s potential candidacy.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
That doesn't mean Cramer is dismissing the risks from higher oil.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of dismissing

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This curious experimenter group is all about catching mistakes, working through early unexpected results—hello, hallucinations—and minimizing adoption pains.

— Robbie Morrison, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Use a balance transfer credit card A balance transfer can move your existing debt to a new card offering a low or 0% introductory APR, potentially giving you a year or longer to pay down the balance while minimizing interest charges.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

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Seemingly, the only thing that could slow down the automobile takeover was diminishing fuel supplies, fear of which had become a fixation of American oil companies and government officials after the Armistice.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Having already weathered so many attacks aimed at diminishing its power, the remaining Iranian leadership, which learned to tolerate hardship in the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, is unlikely to be cowed by further aggression.

— JAMES F. JEFFREY, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026

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As public support for Clancy grew by the day, online sleuths went to work challenging the prosecution’s narrative, closely scrutinizing witnesses and criticizing authorities for not investigating certain details more aggressively.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026
Some fans viewed the collaboration cynically, criticizing it as a way for Beyoncé to capitalize on Selena’s legacy, or to court more Latino fans.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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