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Synonyms for downgrade

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

defame demote abase

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Demote — to disparage

demote, reduce, degrade, depreciate, relegate, disparage, depress, defame, humble, abase, disgrace, discredit, belittle, demean, humiliate, debase dated

2. Restore — to revert software back to an older version

restore, revert, roll back

Noun

1. Deterioration — A reduction in quality; a descent towards an inferior state

deterioration, worsening, degradation

Antonyms

upgrade, elevate, dignify

All antonyms of downgrade →

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To disparage.

  2. v. 2

    To revert software back to an older version.

  3. n. 1

    A reduction in quality; a descent towards an inferior state.

    Near-synonyms: degradation, worsening, deterioration

Forms

Plural
downgrades → deteriorations, worsenings, degradations…
Past participle
downgraded
e.g. downgraded → demoted, reduced, degraded, depreciated…

Example sentences

  • defame Sami didn't want to defame anyone.
  • abase He began to abase the man behind his back.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
downgradesteady
defamesteady
demotesteady
abaserising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
abase
6 letters
reduce2, humble2, revert2, demean2, defame2, demote2, debase2
7 letters
restore2, degrade2, depress2
8 letters
disgrace2, belittle3, relegate3
9 letters
discredit3, humiliate4, worsening3, disparage3
10 letters
depreciate4
11 letters
degradation4
13 letters
deterioration6

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (reduce2 = 2 syllables).