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belittle
verb as in detract
Strong matches
deprecate, depreciate, derogate, diminish, discount, downgrade, knock, lower, minimize, pan, rip, roast, slam, smear, trivialize, underrate, undervalue
Weak matches
bad-mouth, cut down to size, cut to the quick, dispraise, dump on, pooh pooh, poor-mouth, put down, run down, scoff at, shoot down, shoot full of holes, sneer at, take a swipe at, take down, take down a peg, tear down, write off
Example Sentences
Others believe it is a misguided venture - organised by the Evolve agency which the players both share - and sets up an opportunity for women's sport to be belittled if Sabalenka is beaten by Kyrgios.
The compact pushes schools to begin “transforming or abolishing institutional units that purposefully punish, belittle, and even spark violence against conservative ideas.”
Examples include “fostering a vibrant marketplace of ideas” and “abolishing institutional units that purposefully punish, belittle, and even spark violence against conservative ideas.”
Critics said the language was imprecise, including a mandate to get rid of departments that belittle conservative ideas.
Anyone presenting information not approved by the ruler is denounced and belittled, ostracized and denied access.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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