Synonyms of disparagement

disparagement

noun

as in defamation

the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant

his predictable disparagement of the latest fashions among young people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defamation
• criticism
• denigration
• condemnation
• depreciation
• abuse
• detraction
• belittlement
• derogation
• ridicule
• diminishment
• deprecation
• slander
• libel
• vilification
• calumny
• put-down
• censure
• vituperation
• aspersion
• backbiting
• derision
• invective
• denunciation
• denouncement
• mockery
• minimization
• soft-pedaling
• de-emphasis

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exaltation
• aggrandizement
• praise
• glorification
• magnification
• approval
• acclaim
• approbation
• commendation
• blessing
• ennoblement
• hype
• puffery

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disparagement

Iamaleava could have allowed the disparagement to compound, but the starting signal-caller is using it as fuel for a 2026 season where many have the Bruins painted as a potential dark horse. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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

These disparagements cut to the core of southern manhood. — Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026

And the Times Magazine suggested the idea of discovering a similar past disparagement clause to the one that plagued HBO might dissuade any network from tackling a future Jackson project. — Steve Knopper, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2026

And though Chalamet did not make such insults himself, his comments fit into this broader context of disparagement and dismissal. — Chloe Angyal, Time, 9 Mar. 2026

As February ended, some of the things coming out of the coaches’ mouths felt more like despair than disparagement. — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026

But in both cases, although separated by six decades, condemnation, disparagement and misogyny soon followed. — Aniko Bodroghkozy, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026