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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of devalue

Including devaluing rivalry games, limiting the importance of big regular-season matchups and risking the further degradation of non-conference schedules. —Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026

This can devalue the experience of spectators who come on ground passes, just as their popularity causes their prices to rise year on year. —Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 23 May 2026

Classrooms are over-crowded, and teachers are overwhelmed and too often devalued. —Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026

The wave of lawsuits has expanded in recent years as dozens of residents and farmers allege PFAS contamination has devalued their properties and put their health and livelihoods at risk. —Dylan Jackson, ABC News, 6 May 2026