Synonyms of humiliate

humiliate

verb

as in to discredit

to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes

the reigning tennis champ was humiliated on the court by a newcomer who defeated him in straight sets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discredit
• embarrass
• demean
• shame
• disgrace
• degrade
• insult
• dishonor
• debase
• humble
• confuse
• abase
• cheapen
• chasten
• smirch
• criticize
• mortify
• ridicule
• rattle
• diminish
• lower
• disparage
• belittle
• take down
• foul
• defame
• discomfit
• disconcert
• fluster
• minimize
• abash
• malign
• confound
• sink
• slander
• detract
• nonplus
• affront
• faze
• condemn
• depreciate
• castigate
• discountenance
• defile
• decry
• cry down
• discount
• libel
• bad-mouth
• denounce
• write off
• execrate
• censure
• reprehend
• put down
• damn
• reprobate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exalt
• elevate
• aggrandize
• honor
• congratulate
• cheer
• deify
• celebrate
• recognize
• commend
• applaud
• decorate
• canonize
• compliment
• acknowledge
• boast
• praise
• salute
• eulogize
• cite
• laud
• extol
• hail
• highlight
• tout
• extoll
• glorify
• promote
• ennoble
• dignify
• acclaim
• magnify
• enshrine
• lift
• uplift
• raise
• advance
• boost
• spotlight
• fete
• upgrade
• idealize
• romanticize
• fête
• enthrone
• play up
• ensky

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• exalt
• elevate
• aggrandize
• honor
• congratulate
• cheer
• deify
• celebrate
• recognize
• commend
• applaud
• decorate
• canonize
• compliment
• acknowledge
• boast
• praise
• salute
• eulogize
• cite
• laud
• extol
• hail
• highlight
• tout
• extoll
• glorify
• promote
• ennoble
• dignify
• acclaim
• magnify
• enshrine
• lift
• uplift
• raise
• advance
• boost
• spotlight
• fete
• upgrade
• idealize
• romanticize
• fête
• enthrone
• play up
• ensky

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