Synonyms of downgraded

downgraded

verb

past tense of downgrade

1

as in demoted

to bring to a lower grade or rank

increased automation resulted in many jobs in the factory being downgraded

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demoted
• reduced
• degraded
• dismissed
• busted
• sacked
• disrated
• fired
• downsized
• broke
• laid off
• canned
• lowered
• cashiered
• humiliated
• debased
• demeaned
• humbled
• abased

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raised
• advanced
• promoted
• elevated
• hired

2

as in reduced

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduced
• lowered
• devalued
• sank
• depressed
• devaluated
• attenuated
• depreciated
• cheapened
• shrank
• marked down
• wrote down
• wrote off
• broke
• debased
• underestimated
• undervalued
• demonetized
• contracted
• downsized
• underrated
• compressed
• lessened
• underpriced
• dwindled
• deflated
• moderated
• abridged
• de-escalated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• upgraded
• enhanced
• appreciated
• inflated
• marked up
• blew up
• increased
• added
• overestimated
• expanded
• overrated
• extended
• overvalued
• bloated
• enlarged
• augmented
• overpriced
• heightened
• compounded
• amplified
• raised
• boosted
• multiplied
• escalated
• swelled
• dilated
• maximized
• upped
• ballooned
• aggrandized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of downgraded

History downgraded him Dickinson’s reputation as a man more of words than of action has long outlasted him. — Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Credit-rating agency NICE Investors Service subsequently slashed JTBC’s unsecured bond rating from BBB Negative to CCC, while Korea Ratings downgraded it from BBB Negative to BB under negative review. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 July 2026

Thoughts and prayers get downgraded to mere words with no action. — Lauren Green, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Evacuation orders affecting about 300 residents in the Oak Leaf Circle area were downgraded to warnings. — Ruyuan Li. Summary Produced By Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

In the decades since, it was downgraded to a subspecies of Chinese pangolin. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 July 2026

All orders have since been downgraded to warnings, meaning evacuees can return home. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 30 June 2026

The bank downgraded Nike to sector weight from overweight. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 26 June 2026

The maritime security threat level in the Strait of Hormuz was downgraded to ‘moderate’ by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) on Thursday. — Caitlin Danaher, CNN Money, 20 June 2026