Synonyms of talked down

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissed
• minimized
• ran down
• cried down
• diminished
• played down
• dumped on
• criticized
• discounted
• put down
• belittled
• denigrated
• wrote off
• kissed off
• disparaged
• derogated
• decried
• deprecated
• depreciated
• denounced
• condemned
• disliked
• poor-mouthed
• trash-talked
• vilipended
• trashed
• bad-mouthed
• dissed
• scolded
• discommended
• disapproved (of)
• discredited
• abused
• aspersed
• maligned
• slandered
• censured
• disgraced
• vilified
• reprehended
• slurred
• ripped
• defamed
• reprobated
• traduced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• praised
• applauded
• approved
• acclaimed
• recommended
• exalted
• extolled
• lauded
• magnified
• endorsed
• glorified
• favored
• sanctioned
• commended
• complimented
• countenanced
• eulogized

Example Sentences

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