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as in demoted
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 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
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Recent Examples of downgraded
The bank downgraded Carvana to neutral from buy, and lowered the stock's price target to $360 from $400, which still implies nearly 15% upside from Thursday's close.
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Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
Analysts have downgraded Brightline's debt to junk, raising questions about private rail as a business.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Towns was downgraded to questionable Friday morning, shot around ahead of tipoff against Chicago, then grimaced and grabbed at his arm before leaving the floor and being ruled out for the night with a right elbow impingement.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Portions of southwest Riverside County near Lake Perris were still under evacuation order, while others were downgraded to warnings.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Initially listed as questionable for the game with back spasms, Norman Powell on Sunday morning was downgraded to out because of an upper respiratory illness.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
The Celtics downgraded Queta and Harper to out and upgraded White to available.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Initially, the department announced that about 400 dogs and 300 cats were being triaged, but that total was later massively downgraded.
—City News Service, Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
Analysts have downgraded Brightline's debt to junk, raising questions about private rail as a business.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Towns was downgraded to questionable Friday morning, shot around ahead of tipoff against Chicago, then grimaced and grabbed at his arm before leaving the floor and being ruled out for the night with a right elbow impingement.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Portions of southwest Riverside County near Lake Perris were still under evacuation order, while others were downgraded to warnings.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Initially listed as questionable for the game with back spasms, Norman Powell on Sunday morning was downgraded to out because of an upper respiratory illness.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
The Celtics downgraded Queta and Harper to out and upgraded White to available.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Initially, the department announced that about 400 dogs and 300 cats were being triaged, but that total was later massively downgraded.
—City News Service, Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downgraded
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Once in a rare while, a person who was once heroically famous is demoted to infamous, and his statues disappear.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Always an oddity as a planet, Pluto was demoted to dwarf planet in 2006.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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An appeals court sided with Sacramento in the second case, and the planning area was ultimately reduced.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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For Wiggins, as with his teammates, now reduced to hope.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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Laughton also lowered the boom on Marchessault in the first period.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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When the Coast Guard's Jayhawk helicopter arrived on scene, a rescue swimmer was lowered into the ocean.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Downgraded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downgraded. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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