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

Nieporte filed a federal lawsuit in May against human resources company ADP Totalsource for its role in his firing, seeking at least $30 million.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Such blindsiding firings aren't limited to struggling employees; experienced professionals and executives are also abruptly dismissed due to shifting business priorities, restructuring, or leadership changes.

— Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of firing

Verb

Other, small local initiatives have recently been aimed at improving post-release support and reducing recidivism.

— Amber Gaudet July 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Weakening high pressure to our east is slowly reducing scorching hot temperatures from earlier this week and diminishing the monsoonal moisture that provided unseasonable rain showers and thunderstorms.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of reducing

Noun

Cinemark , Imax — Shares of the movie theater companies dropped almost 4% and 2%, respectively, on the heels of Wells Fargo's downgrades to equal weight from overweight.

— Michelle Fox, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Just a brutal downgrade as the Red Sox were in absolute free fall to start the season.

— Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of downgrade

Verb

San Francisco called up Carson Whisenhunt from Triple-A Sacramento Thursday morning, demoting beleaguered reliever Ryan Walker in a corresponding roster move.

— Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
His workload and efficiency have been invaluable, and demoting seems unlikely.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 29 June 2026

Definition of demoting

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In its filing seeking dismissal of the case, Paramount’s legal team argued that the plaintiffs — Pamela Faust, Len Marazzo, Lisa McCarthy, Deborah Rubinsohn and Gary Talewsky — do not have standing.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 July 2026
The pitching staff has struggled throughout the year, particularly at hitter-friendly Sutter Health Park, leading to the dismissal of longtime pitching coach Scott Emerson on Monday.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

Definition of dismissal

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There has been a reduction in the wage budget, too, with big earners Gordon, Tonali and Kieran Trippier replaced by younger players on more modest salaries, including Ewen Jaouen, Sean Steur and Bazoumana Toure.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026
The company says the software maintains more than 99% classification accuracy despite the dramatic reduction.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

Definition of reduction

Noun

There were concerns about the ripple effects of another demotion.

— Katie Woo, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Smith’s first stint in New York marked a turbulent time, which included a demotion after starting his first two seasons and getting punched in the face by his Jets teammate, IK Enemkpali, during an altercation in the locker room in 2015.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of demotion

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