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noun

ˈdau̇n-ˌgrād How to pronounce downgrade (audio)
Definition of downgradenext
1
as in deterioration
a change to a lower state or level a singing career on the downgrade

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2
as in downhill
a downward slope the gentle downgrade of the parking area is designed for drainage

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downgrade

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verb

1
as in to demote
to bring to a lower grade or rank increased automation resulted in many jobs in the factory being downgraded

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as in to reduce
to diminish the price or value of the company's filing for Chapter 11 downgraded the stock to the point where it was selling for pennies a share

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downgrade

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adverb

as in downward

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Recent Examples of downgrade
Noun
The Titan 2 Elite has a smaller 4,050mAh battery, a downgrade from the Titan 2's 5,050mAh cell, that charges at up to 33W when plugged in. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026 Anastasiia Kosu could probably fill in Coffey’s minutes, but that would still be a downgrade, and Coffey’s matching salary ($350,000) could only bring back a player such as Julie Allemand or one of the Samuelson sisters. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Verb
As the deluge subsided, the Japan Meteorological Agency downgraded its most severe heavy-rain warning in more than a dozen municipalities in the prefecture of Chiba while forecasting more rain later Friday. — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Bank of America downgrades Stubhub to underperform from neutral Bank of America sees deteriorating growth for Stubhub. — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for downgrade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downgrade
  1. deterioration
  2. downhill
  3. demote
  4. reduce
  5. downward
  6. decline
  7. dip
  8. down
Noun
  • Hillsborough had come to embody all that was wrong with Sheffield Wednesday in recent times, a symbol of underinvestment and deterioration.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Initially, Cao assumed that the deterioration of particular proteins and protein networks was responsible for aging, in line with the prevailing model.
    — Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of deterioration
Noun
  • Squiban slid off her bike heading into a turn on a downhill section and landed heavily on her left side.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Still one of the hottest downhill destination in the Europe right now?
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
Definition of downhill
Verb
  • The lawsuit claimed that she was demoted to weekend desk shifts and, although she was told the assignment was temporary until a replacement was hired, no person was.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The individual responsible for the racist act was subsequently demoted and suspended for 48 hours without pay.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of demote
Verb
  • The South in particular faces higher rates of obesity and other health challenges that have further reduced the pool of eligible recruits and contributed to higher injury rates during basic training, according to service data.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The historic supply shock has also been softened by other factors, including alternative export routes out of the Gulf, China reducing its oil imports, the United States increasing production and drawdowns from global oil stockpiles.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of reduce
Adverb
  • After healthier payroll increases in May and June were revised downward to 63,000 and 20,000 respectively, payroll growth for the past 3 months averages just 20,000 and for the past 2 months has been completely flat.
    — Harry Holzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Her government has launched an unprecedented campaign of arrests, extraditions, laboratory seizures, and intelligence operations that has helped drive fentanyl trafficking sharply downward.
    — Chris Shays, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of downward
Noun
  • This decline could affect the annual value of his next contract.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Overall, patients who took estrogen-only hormone therapy for menopause were less likely to display signs of memory loss or cognitive decline or to be diagnosed with dementia.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of decline
Noun
  • That allowed Disney to pull off a great quarter while everyone else felt a dip.
    — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But as temperatures start to dip and cozy layers start calling our names, these personal tees don’t have to be relegated back to your pajama drawer.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of dip
Adverb
  • Webb and Payton will lament converting only 5-of-14 attempts on third down, but the Broncos generally appeared in sync operationally.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The number of beef cows is at historic lows for the midyear mark, and the calf crop for 2026 is projected to be down another 2% from last year’s multidecade lows, per the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s cattle report released last month.
    — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
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