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disvaluing

verb

present participle of disvalue
as in minimizing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disvaluing
  1. minimizing
  2. writing off
  3. disparaging
  4. decrying
  5. depreciating
  6. hating
  7. belittling
  8. deprecating
Verb
  • There is now little doubt that minimizing the damage from climate will require phasing down fossil fuels and reducing livestock herds.
    — Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • This unique combination maintains all-to-all connectivity while minimizing the typical pitfalls of atom movement, including error accumulation, atom loss, and runtime delays.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of minimizing
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  • No one is writing off the Eagles, but some concerns shouldn’t be ignored.
    — Jeff Howe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • But as his brace against Uzbekistan showed, writing off Ronaldo remains a dangerous mistake.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of writing off
Verb
  • An Ohio judge recently ordered both parties to remove social media posts about each other that were considered disparaging.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Teesside instead saw itself as half-forgotten by the UK government, then the butt of jokes and disparaging coverage.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 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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  • 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
  • Skeptics have questioned whether graphics processing units (GPUs) can support this type of financing because the chips have historically been viewed as rapidly depreciating technology.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of depreciating
Verb
  • John may have grown up hating Hal, and Hal may have treated John like dirt during their brief time together.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Out of 132 mentions of the trend, 125 were negative, with many comments not hating on the color beige, but making everything in a space the same neutral hue.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of hating
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  • Even the teammate who bestowed a belittling nickname upon him can’t wrap his head around Messick’s first year in the majors.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • His work has often been criticized for belittling women and invading the privacy of others.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Aug. 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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“Disvaluing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disvaluing. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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