Synonyms of downgrading

downgrading

verb

present participle of downgrade

1

as in reducing

to bring to a lower grade or rank

increased automation resulted in many jobs in the factory being downgraded

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reducing
• demoting
• degrading
• dismissing
• busting
• sacking
• downsizing
• breaking
• firing
• disrating
• lowering
• laying off
• debasing
• humiliating
• canning
• demeaning
• cashiering
• humbling
• abasing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• promoting
• raising
• advancing
• elevating
• hiring

2

as in lowering

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

• reducing
• lowering
• devaluing
• sinking
• devaluating
• depressing
• cheapening
• attenuating
• depreciating
• shrinking
• writing down
• writing off
• marking down
• breaking
• debasing
• demonetizing
• undervaluing
• underestimating
• underrating
• downsizing
• compressing
• contracting
• lessening
• underpricing
• dwindling
• deflating
• moderating
• abridging
• de-escalating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• upgrading
• enhancing
• appreciating
• inflating
• marking up
• bloating
• increasing
• adding
• blowing up
• expanding
• extending
• overestimating
• enlarging
• augmenting
• multiplying
• raising
• boosting
• maximizing
• escalating
• swelling
• amplifying
• heightening
• compounding
• dilating
• overvaluing
• overrating
• overpricing
• upping
• ballooning
• aggrandizing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of downgrading

Small businesses across California are cutting hours, raising prices, downgrading coverage and even hiring abroad, while workers absorb hidden pay cuts and higher deductibles. — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Nike shares are modestly higher Friday despite KeyBanc downgrading the stock to a hold-equivalent rating ahead of next Tuesday's earnings report. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 26 June 2026

Trapped by high interest rates and the cumulative weight of inflation, the bottom 80 percent of earners are aggressively pulling back on discretionary goods, exhausting credit options and downgrading to private-label and discount brands. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 10 June 2026

Biden ultimately dictated the voting order to members, ousting Iowa, downgrading New Hampshire, promoting Nevada and adding Michigan and Georgia to the first bunch. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 29 May 2026

Less than two years after one of its alums became an international star at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Quinnipiac is downgrading its women’s rugby program. — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026

The moved followed Netflix downgrading the couple’s rich overall deal to a first-look deal in August 2025 after the company had produced the documentary Harry & Meghan and unscripted series Polo and With Love, Meghan. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026

Last August, the Sussexes signed a new pact with Netflix, downgrading their exclusive agreement to a first-look deal (sources say this is common, and happens with other talent deals including the Obamas’). — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026

Then there’s Maiquetía carrying a Category 2 in air safety standards, a result of the FAA downgrading it in 2019. — Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026