Synonyms of devalue

devalue

verb

(ˌ)dē-ˈval-(ˌ)yü 

as in to reduce

to diminish the price or value of

normally, significant damage would devalue an antique

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduce
• cheapen
• depress
• devaluate
• depreciate
• attenuate
• lower
• sink
• downgrade
• shrink
• write down
• mark down
• debase
• write off
• undervalue
• break
• underestimate
• underrate
• underprice
• demonetize
• lessen
• compress
• deflate
• abridge
• downsize
• dwindle
• moderate
• contract
• de-escalate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enhance
• appreciate
• upgrade
• inflate
• mark up
• increase
• blow up
• overestimate
• add
• extend
• expand
• maximize
• augment
• heighten
• amplify
• raise
• overvalue
• enlarge
• escalate
• boost
• multiply
• bloat
• overrate
• dilate
• swell
• overprice
• compound
• aggrandize
• up
• balloon

Examples of devalue in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If someone else is leading the charge in devaluing your contributions, though, a serious conversation with them might be necessary. —Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2024

Heavily cutting the price of your new cars is a good way to devalue the used ones, and Hertz's decision to sell at least 20,000 of its Teslas was in part a response to the lower residual values. —Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 29 May 2024

Finally, Trump could threaten tariffs against China in an attempt to force President Xi Jinping to devalue the yuan. —Will Daniel, Fortune, 29 July 2024

Was all this slapdash music generation serving in some way to devalue music in my life? Max Vehuni, one half of the indie-pop duo slenderbodies, talked me off that ledge. —Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 5 July 2024