vilipending

verb

present participle of vilipend
as in dismissing
to express scornfully one's low opinion of one of those elitists who regularly vilipends popular culture

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vilipending
  1. dismissing
  2. minimizing
  3. diminishing
  4. running down
  5. writing off
  6. talking down
  7. playing down
  8. criticizing
Verb
  • In the filing, the Justice Department urged the appeals court to reverse the Tennessee federal judge’s ruling dismissing criminal charges against Abrego Garcia.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The book resuscitates the childhood feeling that most of us spend our lives tamping down and dismissing, if not completely extinguishing.
    — Chris Ware, The New York Review of Books, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismissing
Verb
  • That’s no problem for them, because the failures occur years after the discussions, minimizing the political risk to those who voted for these misguided plans.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Patagonia, for example, has long organized itself around a commitment to minimizing its impact on the planet.
    — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of minimizing
Verb
  • Several Gulf countries have already announced plans to expand or build new pipeline capacity to evade the Strait of Hormuz, likely diminishing its importance as a chokepoint within several years.
    — Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
  • But each step up the sanctions ladder brings greater diplomatic costs — and diminishing certainty that additional economic damage will translate into political concessions.
    — Magdalena Del Valle, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of diminishing
Verb
  • Ron stops and stares ahead, dumbfounded, with a man’s shirt in his hand and blood running down his face.
    — Barry Levitt, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Fittingly, the style comes in three colorways including Zebra Soapstone, a tan take on the trendy animal print, and Gilded Umber, a rich, chocolate brown adorned with gold-tone grommets running down each outer seam.
    — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of running down
Verb
  • But as his brace against Uzbekistan showed, writing off Ronaldo remains a dangerous mistake.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • So, before writing off a sluggish job candidate search as a market issue, take a hard look at the listing itself, from the title to the requirements, the compensation and the hiring process.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 23 June 2026
Definition of writing off
Verb
  • The Malheur standoff also drew in the FBI’s elite Hostage Rescue Team, which Northern California sheriffs credited for talking down the Henrichsens and ending last month’s kidnapping without bloodshed.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • In a daring high-wire act high above the East River, fearless NYPD cops spent nearly an hour on a span of the iconic Brooklyn Bridge talking down a woman desperately threatening to jump.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026
Definition of talking down
Verb
  • If a team has one or zero subs left, a red-card offence would result in them playing down a man.
    — The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Mexico pledged to investigate the origins of the parasite outbreak, while playing down the idea that contamination occurred in its territory.
    — Jaewon Kang, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Definition of playing down
Verb
  • Mamdani’s office posted an 88-second video criticizing Amazon’s use of the subcontractor model.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The city’s Environment and Utilities Commission declined to recommend approval, criticizing officials for insufficient public outreach.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of criticizing
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