TALKED DOWN Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

talked down

verb

past tense of talk down

as in dismissed

to express scornfully one's low opinion of a company that prefers to talk up its own products rather than talk down those of its competitors

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Recent Examples of talked down Oversimplifying things, on the other hand, would leave hardcore fans feeling as if they were being talked down to. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 There is a sense that it is patronised and talked down to a lot of the time. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 The influencer, or their manager, already expects to be talked down. — Chris Ryan, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026 The contractors talked down to me. — Literary Hub, 15 May 2026 Others described feeling they were being talked down to. — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026 Baldwin also said district custodians are understaffed, supplied with broken or old equipment, have been denied language interpreters during meetings and are in general talked down to by administrative staff. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 There’s always a chance that Fetterman’s prospective foes get talked down from the ledge. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026 While Joan is visiting the Westside Hospital with her students, Michael (Omar Metwally) offers her the Chief of Internal Medicine position after she, not very subtly, told him not to hire anyone who is asking for it and talked down other potential candidates. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for talked down

Verb

Women’s stories, especially those focused on their desires, have historically been dismissed as unserious, but romance has always had a huge, loyal readership.

— Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Five other felonies were dismissed by prosecutors as part of the plea agreement.

— Logan Smith, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of dismissed

Verb

This approach not only simplified assembly but also minimized the impact on the site.

— Sara Berardi, Architectural Digest, 13 Nov. 2026
Politicians listened to the rocket scientists who recommended the concept of a lunar orbit rendezvous because that concept minimized total launch mass.

— Alex Pavlak, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of minimized

Verb

Embiid gingerly ran down the court and hunched over as the halftime horn sounded with the Celtics up 62-51.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
The Vikings, as usual, sent blitzers at Allen from every angle possible, recording four sacks and an interception of a heave into the end zone that Byron Murphy ran down and returned 55 yards.

— Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of ran down

Verb

Invite more than four, the regular season would be severely diminished and the very structure of the game would crumble.

— Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 9 Nov. 2026
The political craftsmanship lies in making an agreement sufficiently appealing that neither side feels diminished by wearing it.

— Anna Rahmanan, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of diminished

Verb

The European Union played down expectations for an agreement anytime soon.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
The ministry played down the significance of the incident, saying that alerts are distributed through regional and municipal systems such as sirens and loudspeakers, SMS messages and media broadcasts.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026