Synonyms of deprecate
115 similar words · 38 opposite words
Another word for deprecate is condemn. Other synonyms of deprecate are blame, rebuke, censure, reproach and denounce. The opposite of deprecate is overstate.
Synonyms and similar words for deprecate
verbTo express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
- disparageTo dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak...
- denounceTo criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly...
- admonishTo inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell off.
- animadvert
- bash
- bawl out
- tilt
- cannonadeTo discharge artillery fire upon.
- slash
- lash
- blameTo censure (someone or something); to criticize.
- scorch informal
- blastTo criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
- berateTo chide or scold vehemently.
- castigateTo punish or reprimand someone severely.
- censureTo criticize harshly.
- charge
- chastiseTo castigate; to scold or censure.
- chew outTo lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.
- chide
- condemnTo strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate.
- criticize
- denunciateTo condemn openly.
- derogateTo detract from (something); to disparage, belittle.
- dispraiseTo notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage, to criticize.
- drag slangTo roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).
- dress down
- eat someone alive
- excoriate
- find faultTo criticize something excessively.
- fulminate
- get at
- get downTo criticise; to be strict towards.
- get up Australia
- give somebody a piece of one's mind
- give somebody what-for
- inveigh
- lace into
- lambasteTo scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
- lay into
- lecture
- light intoTo set upon or attack.
- objurgate
- pooh-poohTo dismiss idly with contempt or derision; to diminish.
- put someone on blast slangTo embarrass by publicly denouncing or exposing, especially by using social media.
- rate
- read somebody the riot act
- rebukeTo criticise harshly; to reprove.
- reprehendTo criticize, to reprove.
- reprimandTo reprove in a formal or official way.
- reproachTo criticize or rebuke (someone).
- reproveTo express disapproval.
- rip into
- rubbish Australia
- savage
- scold
- skewer figuratively
- slamTo speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.
- slateTo criticize or critique (an author or a work) harshly; to castigate.
- tear intoTo subject to a heavy attack, physical or figurative.
- tell off
- threap
- tick offTo reprimand.
- tosh
- keelhaul
- upbraidTo criticize severely.
- vilifyTo belittle through speech; to put down.
- vituperateTo criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner.
- berisp obsoleteTo censure; reprove.
verbTo belittle, depreciate.
- make light ofTo regard without due seriousness; to joke about.
- bagatellizeTo regard as a bagatelle; to play down, trivialize or belittle.
- banalizeTo make banal or commonplace.
- belittleTo disparage, depreciate, or minimize the importance, value, merit, or significance of someone or something.
- cut down
- de-emphasizeTo remove or reduce the emphasis from something; to make something less important; to play down.
- denigrateTo treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
- degrade
- downplayTo de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.
- lilliputianizeTo make small or petty.
- make little ofTo belittle.
- make nothing ofTo consider as trifling or unimportant.
- minimizeTo treat as trivial or insignificant; to trivialize.
- play downTo make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious.
- superficializeTo render superficial; to trivialize.
- trivializeTo make something appear trivial.
- underestimateTo perceive or expect (someone or something) to be less significant or difficult than it actually is.
- underplayTo make something seem less important than it really is.
- understateTo state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
- set at nought archaicTo treat as unimportant or worthless; to despise, disregard, defy, unheed.
- vilipend dated, formalTo treat (something) as inconsequential or worthless; to despise, to look down on.
verbTo declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that...
- disrecommendTo recommend the opposite or negation of; to advise against.
- unprescribeTo recommend against (something previously prescribed); to withdraw a prescription.
verbTo regret deeply.
- repent
- rueTo repent of or regret (some past action or event); to wish that a past action or event had not taken place.
- afterthink
- becry
- bemoan
- bewailTo wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.
- beweep
- condole India
- deploreTo condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
- elegize
- grieve
- grievenTo make or become grievous or grief-stricken; to fill or be filled with grief.
- keen
- lament
- mean Ireland, UK
- mourn
- pine
- sigh
- sorrow
- wail
- begrieve archaic, rare
- bemourn rareTo weep or mourn over.
- wayment obsoleteTo lament.
Opposite of deprecate
verbTo belittle, depreciate.
- praiseTo give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship.
- commend
- big up slang
- exaggerateTo overstate, to describe more than the fact.
- overdo
- overemphasizeTo place too much emphasis on; to overstate the importance of.
- overstateTo exaggerate; to state or claim to a greater degree than reality.
- play up
- stretch figuratively
- three-sheetTo exaggerate, hype up, or show off.
- aggrandize
- applaud
- enthrone literary
- appraise
- bepraiseTo praise greatly or extravagantly.
- cry upTo extol, praise.
- eulogizeTo praise, celebrate or pay homage to (someone), especially in an eloquent formal eulogy.
- exalt
- extolTo praise; to make high.
- glorify
- honor
- idolize
- laudTo praise; to glorify.
- lionize
- magnify
- panegyrizeTo praise, especially in an eloquent speech or in writing.
- puff
- revere
- speak well ofTo say good things about someone or something.
- transfigure
- venerate
- worthyTo render or treat as worthy.
- cut it fat UK, obsoleteTo exaggerate or show off.
- hyperbolize archaic
- overcharge dated
- belaud rareTo load with praise; praise greatly; extol.
Meaning of deprecate
- verb To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
- verb To belittle, depreciate.
- verb To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.
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Questions about synonyms of deprecate
- What is another word for deprecate?
- Deprecate has 115 synonyms on Word.ws, such as condemn, blame, rebuke, censure, reproach, denounce, de-emphasize and admonish.
- What is the opposite of deprecate?
- The opposite of deprecate is overstate. Other antonyms of deprecate are three-sheet, praise, worthy, exaggerate and recommend.
- What does deprecate mean?
- Deprecate means to express disapproval of, protest or plead against.
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