Synonyms for deprecate
Most common
disparage denigrate de-emphasize belittle condemn denounce deplore disrecommend
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Disparage — to belittle, depreciate
disparage, denigrate, de-emphasize, deemphasise UK, belittle, make nothing of, degrade, downplay, trivialize, trivialise UK, make little of, derogate, make light of, minimize, minimise UK, underplay, play down, underestimate, dispraise, superficialize, superficialise UK, discredit, understate, banalize, banalise UK, vilipend formal dated
2. Condemn — to express disapproval of, protest or plead against
condemn, denounce, disapprove, vilify, protest, vituperate formal, anathematize, anathematise UK, censure, reproach
3. Deplore — to regret deeply
deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan, regret, repent, rue, mourn, grieve, sorrow
4. Disrecommend — to declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works…
disrecommend, unprescribe rare
Other
depreciate, disclaim, expostulate, decry, discommend dated
Definitions
- v. 1
To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
She deprecated any action which might disturb the peace.
- v. 2
To belittle, depreciate.
He deprecates any praise of his own merits.
- v. 3
To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.
It is still supported but strongly deprecated.
- v. 4
To regret deeply.
Related words
- Word family
- deprecatory deprecation
Forms
- Past participle
- deprecated
e.g. deprecated → disparaged, denigrated, de-emphasized, belittled…
Example sentences
- belittle Why do you have to belittle people all the time?
- denigrate Some translate while others denigrate.
- disparage We didn't mean to disparage our contenders.
- condemn Would you condemn your friend for the same thing?
- denounce The alterglobalists denounce growing inequalities.
By length
- 3 letters
- rue1
- 5 letters
- mourn1, decry2
- 6 letters
- regret2, sorrow2, repent2, grieve1, lament2, vilify3, bemoan2, bewail
- 7 letters
- protest2, condemn2, degrade2, censure2, deplore2
- 8 letters
- minimize3, minimise, denounce2, belittle3, downplay2, reproach2, disclaim2, derogate, banalize, banalise, vilipend
- 9 letters
- discredit3, disparage3, denigrate3, underplay3, dispraise
- 10 letters
- disapprove3, depreciate4, understate3, trivialize4, trivialise, vituperate, discommend
- 11 letters
- expostulate, deemphasise, unprescribe
- 12 letters
- anathematize, anathematise, disrecommend
- 13 letters
- underestimate5
- 14 letters
- superficialize, superficialise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (decry2 = 2 syllables).