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 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 After Jacksonville, after years of fans feeling talked down to and reporters feeling undermined, this silly little event served a purpose for a change. — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 3 Feb. 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 Last week, Ralo took to social media to call Thug a divisive figure who had previously talked down on Rich Homie Quan and YFN Lucci to peers in a similar manner. — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025 Gareth isn’t so easily talked down, however. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for talked down

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The case was ultimately dismissed and Levine has denied sending the messages.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
Faye dismissed Sonko as prime minister earlier this year, but Sonko’s party retained its large majority in parliament, and he was elected president of the National Assembly soon after.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026

Definition of dismissed

Verb

France took the lead with a solo try from Ntamack, who ran down the short side from about 22-meters out, dummied, palmed off a defender and crashed over in a tackle in the 52nd, and conversion from skipper Maxime Lucu.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
The Kelce brothers once ran down their favorite fast-food burgers, and apparently, Burger King is tops.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Definition of ran down

Verb

In a crucial series, the Phillies not only secured a win but also potentially diminished the trade value of two key Mets pitchers, Sean Manaea and Kodai Senga.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
But his chances of regular starts next season have diminished, with Joao Pedro first choice up front and Rogers earmarked to play in an attacking role on the left.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of diminished

Verb

Yamal has always played down the comparison, focusing instead on being the best version of himself.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
In Moscow, the Kremlin played down the importance of Fedorov's dismissal — despite his role in shaping Ukraine's attack drone program against the Russian interior.

— Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 16 July 2026