All cheapen synonyms
cheap·en
C c verb cheapen
- mar — to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather.
- debase — To debase something means to reduce its value or quality.
- minimize — to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
- denigrate — If you denigrate someone or something, you criticize them unfairly or insult them.
- demean — If you demean yourself, you do something which makes people have less respect for you.
- degrade — Something that degrades someone causes people to have less respect for them.
- disparage — to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
- discredit — to injure the credit or reputation of; defame: an effort to discredit honest politicians.
- spoil — to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
- belittle — If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.
- corrupt — Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
- fall — to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, especially to leave a standing or erect position suddenly, whether voluntarily or not: to fall on one's knees.
- depreciate — If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value.
- abase — to humble or belittle (oneself, etc)
- decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- decry — If someone decries an idea or action, they criticize it strongly.
- derogate — to cause to seem inferior or be in disrepute; detract
- undervalue — to value below the real worth; put too low a value on.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- damage — To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
- devalue — To devalue something means to cause it to be thought less impressive or less deserving of respect.
- downgrade — a downward slope, especially of a road.
- write off — a cancellation from the accounts as a loss.
- beat down — When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
- mark down — a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
- minimise — to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.