All detract synonyms

verb detract

• lessen — to become less.
• draw away — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
• blister — A blister is a painful swelling on the surface of your skin. Blisters contain a clear liquid and are usually caused by heat or by something repeatedly rubbing your skin.
• knock — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
• lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
• derogate — to cause to seem inferior or be in disrepute; detract
• undervalue — to value below the real worth; put too low a value on.
• minimize — to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
• reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
• decry — If someone decries an idea or action, they criticize it strongly.
• disesteem — to hold in low regard; think unfavorably of.
• discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
• discredit — to injure the credit or reputation of; defame: an effort to discredit honest politicians.
• cheapen — If something cheapens a person or thing, it lowers their reputation or position.
• decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
• underrate — to rate or evaluate too low; underestimate.
• withdraw — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
• belittle — If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.
• diminish — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
• backbite — to talk spitefully about (an absent person)
• devaluate — (transitive) To reduce in value.
• depreciate — If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value.
• vilipend — to regard or treat as of little value or account.
• take away from — detract
• weaken — to make weak or weaker.
• undermine — to injure or destroy by insidious activity or imperceptible stages, sometimes tending toward a sudden dramatic effect.
• minimise — to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
• laugh at — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
• write off — a cancellation from the accounts as a loss.
• cut rate — a price, fare, or rate below the standard charge.
• misprize — to despise; undervalue; slight; scorn.