disvaluing

verb

present participle of disvalue
as in minimizing

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disvaluing
  1. minimizing
  2. writing off
  3. disparaging
  4. decrying
  5. depreciating
  6. hating
  7. belittling
  8. deprecating
Verb
  • Understanding why people label certain animals pests can help society respond to potential conflicts while minimizing harm to both humans and animals.
    — Elan Abrell, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
  • Getting these historical lessons right will be critical to maximizing control of virus spread while minimizing social disruption.
    — Marc Lipsitch, STAT, 21 July 2026
Definition of minimizing
Verb
  • But as his brace against Uzbekistan showed, writing off Ronaldo remains a dangerous mistake.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • So, before writing off a sluggish job candidate search as a market issue, take a hard look at the listing itself, from the title to the requirements, the compensation and the hiring process.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 23 June 2026
Definition of writing off
Verb
  • The judge also reiterated an earlier order for neither Mortensen nor Taylor to make disparaging remarks about the other on social media.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • Any athlete chatting with a fan in disparaging ways about another player shows questionable judgment.
    — Jason Jones, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of disparaging
Verb
  • Lloyd Webber, while decrying the overall costs of Broadway, did not disclose figures for Jellicle.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 July 2026
  • The internet is swarming with articles and videos decrying the decision.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of decrying
Verb
  • The second group is running on a depreciating asset — relationships and reputation that AI is steadily commoditizing.
    — Jason Davis, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Emergency measures to shed inefficient commitments attached to depreciating assets and clear the decks for the purpose of accumulating future value over the next 24 months will be required to turn this particular franchise around.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 28 June 2026
Definition of depreciating
Verb
  • And no, hating Zionism and this murderous thief is not hating Jews.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
  • Quite a lot of that noise is directed toward hating women and has been for a very long time, which was Beard’s point.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Definition of hating
Verb
  • The list of analysts who have spent years belittling Allen is extensive.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026
  • The remark was meant to be an insult, belittling a company that seemed to care more about hardware profit margins than design and innovation.
    — Janko Roettgers, The Verge, 28 May 2026
Definition of belittling
Verb
  • 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
  • The internet personality was particularly known for satirical skits and deprecating humor, earning a Shorty Award and several Streamy Award nominations.
    — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
Definition of deprecating
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

disvalues
disvaluing
ditch
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Disvaluing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disvaluing. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of kludge

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Democracy or Republic: What's the difference?

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

Why does English have so many silent letters?

Every Letter Is Silent, Sometimes: A-Z List of Examples
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

The Words of the Week - Jul 24

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)
See More

Popular

See More

Democracy or Republic: What's the difference?

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
chain-question-mark
Missing Link Quiz July 2026 Five seconds to figure out the word that fits bot...
See All