All disparage synonyms
disΒ·parΒ·age
D d verb disparage
- criticize β If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.
- malign β to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- dismiss β to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go: I dismissed the class early.
- decry β If someone decries an idea or action, they criticize it strongly.
- ridicule β speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
- defame β If someone defames another person or thing, they say bad and untrue things about them.
- denigrate β If you denigrate someone or something, you criticize them unfairly or insult them.
- discredit β to injure the credit or reputation of; defame: an effort to discredit honest politicians.
- deride β If you deride someone or something, you say that they are stupid or have no value.
- belittle β If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.
- scorn β open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
- vilify β to speak ill of; defame; slander.
- underrate β to rate or evaluate too low; underestimate.
- slander β defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
- degrade β Something that degrades someone causes people to have less respect for them.
- dispirit β to deprive of spirit, hope, enthusiasm, etc.; depress; discourage; dishearten.
- undervalue β to value below the real worth; put too low a value on.
- slam β the winning or bidding of all the tricks or all the tricks but one in a deal. Compare grand slam (def 1), little slam.
- rap β to carry off; transport.
- traduce β to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame: to traduce someone's character.
- deject β to have a depressing effect on; dispirit; dishearten
- underestimate β to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
- pan β an international distress signal used by shore stations to inform a ship, aircraft, etc., of something vital to its safety or to the safety of one of its passengers.
- derogate β to cause to seem inferior or be in disrepute; detract
- lower β to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- abuse β Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
- chill β When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze.
- discourage β to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- dishearten β to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
- deprecate β If you deprecate something, you criticize it.
- disdain β to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
- minimize β to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
- smear β to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something: to smear butter on bread.
- depreciate β If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value.
- demoralize β If something demoralizes someone, it makes them lose so much confidence in what they are doing that they want to give up.
- roast β to bake (meat or other food) uncovered, especially in an oven.
- scorch β to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly: The collar of the shirt was yellow where the iron had scorched it.
- put down β a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- run down β melted or liquefied: run butter.
- sour grapes β bitterness about sth unattainable
- tear down β to pull apart or in pieces by force, especially so as to leave ragged or irregular edges. Synonyms: rend, rip, rive. Antonyms: mend, repair, sew.
- write off β a cancellation from the accounts as a loss.
- cry down β to belittle; disparage
- dis β lady; woman.
- dispraise β to speak of as undeserving or unworthy; censure; disparage.
- dump on β to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- laugh at β 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.
- mock β to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- sneer β to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt: They sneered at his pretensions.
- criticise β criticize