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

Debra Silverstein, 50th, warned a fifth of the city’s fire trucks were downgraded on Halloween. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026

The investment bank downgraded the software stock to sell from neutral. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

He was initially listed as being stable, but police on Tuesday said the boy’s condition had been downgraded to critical. — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026

The Cook Political Report has downgraded Finstad's reelection odds. — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Expected to play throughout the week, Brown was downgraded from probable to questionable on Friday’s SEC availability report. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2026

All summer long, the International Energy Agency consistently downgraded its energy outlook. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 29 Oct. 2026

Cooperation between Serbian and Russian security services may also be downgraded. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026

Moton, who made his return from blood clots last week, was later downgraded to out with an ankle and fibula injury. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026