DISVALUING Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

disvaluing

verb

present participle of disvalue

as in minimizing

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Take Out As Much Risk As Possible Ultimately, scaling a local service business comes down to maximizing value while minimizing uncertainty.

— David Cozzens, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Adopting strong, common-sense building codes for large buildings and minimizing cuts to energy efficiency should be a no-brainer to anyone seeking to follow Moore’s directive.

— Tom Nyein, Baltimore Sun, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of minimizing

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Thai Union ended up losing its entire Red Lobster stake, writing off its $530 million investment in the company and announcing its intent to divest the chain in January 2024.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
No one is writing off the Eagles, but some concerns shouldn’t be ignored.

— Jeff Howe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of writing off

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The inference was that Jamie had planted a disparaging story about his older brother to hasten his exit.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Two unidentified media members were heard making disparaging comments about players Scottie Barnes and Jonathan Mogbo.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of disparaging

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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
Detainees have reported worm-like creatures in their drinking water, launched hunger strikes, and signed onto class-action lawsuits in recent months, decrying poor food, sanitation and medical care.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of decrying

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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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This shift from just hating and tormenting Mozart, and expanding that rage against God and his own mediocrity is what makes this play so profound and distinctive.

— Doni Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026
Instead of digging into the details of personality and circumstance — this school has a specific class for Shakespeare and also English teachers who are literature-hating caricatures?

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of hating

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Though Paulina typically spends her days belittling her friends and humiliating Nana, presently, her focus is on something grander.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Trump, who seems to enjoy belittling reporters more than most other aspects of his job, lives for television coverage.

— Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 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

Definition of deprecating

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