DEVALUATION Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

devaluation

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Definition of devaluation

as in degradation

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Recent Examples of devaluation That was accompanied by a jump in precious metal prices, as investors anticipate further dollar devaluation. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 From a surprise yuan devaluation in 2015 to crackdowns in recent years on after-school tutoring and cross-border stock trading, many of Beijing's policy moves appear abrupt to outsiders. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 Such insights and supporting data can help pierce the gloom in some quarters that AI is destined to be an engine of large-scale job losses and devaluation of human skills. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026 In Turkey, a decade of monetary mismanagement climaxed in 2001 with a stock market crash and massive currency devaluation. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for devaluation

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Since optical switches aren’t subject to the same amount of degradation as traditional mechanical switches, the representative argued, users won’t need to swap them over time.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
There are also practical questions around battery degradation, consumer compensation, privacy, and who gets to control an asset in someone’s home.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of degradation

Noun

This weakening of the trade winds then allows the warm water to flow towards the west coast of South America instead.

— Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
By Wednesday next week, the moisture plume from the weakening storm will arrive in Arizona and New Mexico with the potential for flash floods and lingering tropical showers throughout the desert.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of weakening

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This was done three times per hill, each wall beginning where the previous one stopped but positioned to follow the direction that represents the most rapid topographical decline.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
The Wall Street Journal reported the exodus at the time as a 17% decline in two years.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of decline

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Radioisotope power systems convert heat from radioactive decay into electricity.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Conversely, modern concrete is subject to irreversible decay, a form of disintegration owing to its formation as a composite of cement and aggregate materials, such as gravel and sand.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of decay

Noun

When nobody has coached a person into this transition, the degeneration is quick.

— Vikas Arora, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
According to the American Brain Foundation, frontotemporal degeneration (also known as frontotemporal dementia), is a group of neurodegenerative disorders associated with changes in the brain’s frontal and temporal lobes.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of degeneration

Noun

The Patterson hire is just five games in and somehow looks like a downgrade, despite top recruits like Luke Wafle and Jakheem Stewart playing on the defensive line.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
And so the rallies in these stocks were met with a mixture of upgrades and price hikes as well as downgrades and valuation concerns.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

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