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put-down

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of put-down

1 an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt anotherʼs feelings

  • new hires always have to deal with put-downs and practical jokes from the older employees
Synonyms of put-down

affront, barb, brickbat, cut, dart, dig, dis (also diss) [slang], epithet, gird, indignity, insult, name, offense (or offence), outrage, personality, poke, sarcasm, slap, slight, slur
Words Related to put-down

catcall, gibe (or jibe), jeer, mock, quip, sneer, taunt

abuse, invective, vituperation

disapproval, opprobrium

disgrace, dishonor, shame

attack, criticism, knock, slam, swipe

torment, torture
Near Antonyms of put-down

accolade, commendation, compliment

acclaim, applause, praise

adulation, flattery

2 the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant

  • your never-ending put-down of my musical talents is really starting to annoy me
Synonyms of put-down

belittlement, denigration, deprecation, depreciation, derogation, detraction, diminishment, disparagement
Words Related to put-down

aspersion, backbiting, calumny, defamation, libel, slander, vilification

derision, mockery, ridicule

abuse, invective, vituperation

censure, condemnation, criticism, denouncement, denunciation

de-emphasis, minimization, soft-pedaling
Near Antonyms of put-down

acclaim, praise

approbation, approval, blessing, commendation

hype, puffery
Antonyms of put-down

aggrandizement, ennoblement, exaltation, glorification, magnification

put down

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of put down

1 to express scornfully oneʼs low opinion of

  • he has the annoying habit of putting down others under the guise of offering constructive criticism
Synonyms of put down

bad-mouth, belittle, cry down, decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, diminish, dis (also diss) [slang], discount, dismiss, disparage, kiss off, minimize, play down, poor-mouth, run down, talk down, trash, trash-talk, vilipend, write off
Words Related to put down

discommend

abuse, scold

disapprove (of), dislike

censure, condemn, criticize, denounce, reprehend, reprobate

asperse, defame, malign, rip, slander, slur, traduce, vilify

discredit, disgrace
Phrases Synonymous with put down

dump on
Near Antonyms of put down

approve, countenance, endorse (also indorse), favor, recommend, sanction

commend, compliment, eulogize
Antonyms of put down

acclaim, applaud, exalt, extol (also extoll), glorify, laud, magnify, praise

2 to make a written note of

  • we had the whole agreement put down on paper
Synonyms of put down

jot (down), log, mark, note, record, register, report, set down, take down, write down
Words Related to put down

chronicle, minute, transcribe

enregister, enter, inscribe

chalk (up), notch, score

3 to put (someone or something) on a list

  • put her down as one of the chaperones for the field trip
Synonyms of put down

catalog (or catalogue), enroll (also enrol), enter, index, inscribe, list, record, register, schedule, slate
Words Related to put down

book, card, file, note

classify, compile, tabulate, tally

reschedule
Near Antonyms of put down

delete

4 to put a stop to (something) by the use of force

  • a tyrant who ruthlessly put down uprisings
Synonyms of put down

clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, quash, quell, repress, silence, slap down, snuff (out), squash, squelch, subdue, suppress
Words Related to put down

douse (also dowse), extinguish, put out, quench

smother, stifle, strangle, throttle

annihilate, decimate, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, nuke, rub out, ruin, smash, waste, wreck

exterminate, obliterate, wipe out

conquer, dominate, overcome, overpower, overwhelm, subdue, subjugate, vanquish
Phrases Synonymous with put down

sit on
Near Antonyms of put down

abet, aid, assist, back, help, prop up, support

foment, incite, instigate, provoke, stir, whip (up)

advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote

5 to explain (something) as being the result of something else

  • a fender bender that probably can be put down to the young driver's inexperience
Synonyms of put down

accredit, ascribe, attribute, chalk up, credit, impute, lay
Words Related to put down

blame, charge, father (on), impute (to), pin (on)

assign, refer

associate, attach, connect, link

6 to take in as food

  • the husky youngster seemed to put down her own weight in food at one sitting
Synonyms of put down

consume, eat, ingest, partake (of), put away, tuck (away or in)
Words Related to put down

digest, down, mouth (down), swallow

bolt, chow (down on), devour, glut (on), gobble (up or down), gorge, gulp, scoff, slop, snarf (down), swill, wolf

chew, gnaw (at or on), gum, lap, lick, nibble (on), nurse, pick (at)

relish, savor (also savour), taste

banquet, dine, fare, feast, gormandize, pig out, regale

dispatch, polish off

breakfast, lunch, sup

munch, nosh, snack

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