DISRATING Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in firing

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verb

present participle of disrate

as in reducing

to bring to a lower grade or rank several noncommissioned officers had been disrated

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Noun

Dylan Skolnick is returning as Director of the Cinema Arts Centre following protests and boycotts over his firing.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 8 Nov. 2026
According to reports, Russia’s early firings of the KN-23, which began in early 2024, were often inaccurate.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of firing

Verb

Arenberg Seltzer explained that the council's two main priorities are reducing the number of children in foster care and decreasing juvenile arrests.

— Bri Buckley, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Fraser Shilling, director of the Road Ecology Center, and his team determined that extensive fencing on highways is the solution to reducing roadkill, not just wildlife crossings.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of reducing

Noun

Alongside its Nvidia downgrade, William Blair upgraded rival Advanced Micro Devices to buy from hold, arguing that the risk/reward has shifted in AMD's favor.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026
That beyond-foolish approach helped Johnson earn credit downgrades from two ratings agencies, bringing the city ever-closer to junk status.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of downgrade

Verb

Perhaps as quick as demoting a first-time OC after four games?

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
If the roster had remained unchanged before Judge’s return, the Yankees would have faced the possibility of demoting Jones or cutting a veteran such as Amed Rosario to make space.

— Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of demoting

Noun

As an art form, fantasy has always sailed into the fierce headwinds of elite dismissal.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 10 Nov. 2026
The judge dismissed the lawsuit without prejudice after Parton's estate, led by her longtime manager Danny Nozell, requested its voluntary dismissal last week, according to court records seen by ABC News.

— Katie Kindelan, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of dismissal

Noun

Every reduction in violence strengthens our communities and makes Arkansas safer for the people who call it home.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2026
The state’s climate goals aim for economy-wide, net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, with interim targets of 45% reduction by 2030 and 65% by 2040, all relative to 2001 levels.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of reduction

Noun

The catalyst for Welch’s demotion was the reaction of women legislators to a Tribune investigation published in July.

— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Often called Planet Nine—poking fun at professional astronomers’ 2006 demotion of Pluto from being the solar system’s ninth planet—this hypothetical body’s existence has been hotly debated, though that hasn’t slowed the search.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of demotion

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