DISVALUING Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

disvaluing

verb

present participle of disvalue

as in minimizing

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The model then generated repeating radio-pulse patterns designed to be as different as possible from the surrounding pulsar signals while minimizing energy consumption.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
But the main ideas are progressive aggression, methodical movement, and minimizing impact on vehicles, bodies, land, and animals.

— Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of minimizing

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His disparaging comments bemoaning the lack of financial support of UConn football by the state, UConn and Pratt & Whitney were totally unwarranted.

— Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
The actress said Toback later made disparaging remarks about her appearance, including comments about her hips.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of disparaging

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That followed mass demonstrations earlier this month, with students decrying run-down classrooms, missing teachers, and buildings that aren’t equipped for rising temperatures.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
In an interview on the Axios Show, Alex Thompson questioned Piker over his love of China, known for its heavy persecution of Uyghur Muslims, despite frequently decrying Israel for its own treatment of Muslims.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2026

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Technical fluency is the fastest-depreciating asset in your portfolio.

— Cuong Nguyen Cao, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Accounting Statement 34 from the standards-setting nonprofit lays the foundation for capitalizing, reporting and depreciating capital assets.

— Kathryn Blackman, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of depreciating

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In 2015, she was suspended for a week after a video surfaced of her yelling at and belittling a towing company employee.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
People who post puerile, profane or belittling comments are protesters on a virtual street.

— Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of belittling

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Skip Schumaker’s history with late-season runs The first-year Rangers manager is deprecating about his playing career as mostly a utility player, which lasted from 2005 to 2015 and covered tenures with the Cardinals, Dodgers and Reds.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
Our task, in the year of the United States’ two-hundred-and-fiftieth birthday, is to deprovincialize the Revolution, without unduly deprecating its originality.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

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