Synonyms for depreciatory
- adjective
Most common
deprecating belittling uncomplimentary deprecatory depreciating
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Belittling
belittling, uncomplimentary, deprecatory, deprecating, slighting, deprecative, depreciative
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
pertaining to depreciation
Example sentences
- deprecating His sense of humor was self-deprecating, a sign of his low self-esteem.
- belittling Tom and Mary took turns belittling the taxi driver.
- depreciating The Algerian dinar has been hardly depreciating.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| depreciatory | falling | |
| deprecating | rising | |
| belittling | rising | |
| uncomplimentary | falling | |
| deprecatory | steady | |
| depreciating | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- slighting2
- 10 letters
- belittling4
- 11 letters
- deprecating4, deprecatory, deprecative
- 12 letters
- depreciating5, depreciative
- 15 letters
- uncomplimentary
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (slighting2 = 2 syllables).