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cut down to size

VERB

bad-mouth

Synonyms

WEAK

belittle criticize dis disparage dump on find fault knock malign mudsling pan pooh pooh put down rap rip roast run down slam slander take a dig at take down a peg tear down tear to pieces

VERB

belittle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

criticize decry deride discredit disparage downplay scorn underestimate

STRONG

deprecate depreciate derogate diminish discount downgrade knock lower minimize pan rip roast slam smear trivialize underrate undervalue

WEAK

bad-mouth 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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve commend compliment flatter laud praise

STRONG

enlarge increase overestimate overrate overvalue raise upgrade

WEAK

build up exaggerate value

VERB

debunk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

demystify disparage mock puncture

STRONG

deflate discover expose lampoon uncloak unmask

WEAK

show up unshroud

Antonyms

STRONGEST

flatter praise

WEAK

prove uphold

VERB

deflate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disconcert mortify

STRONG

chasten dash debunk dispirit humble

WEAK

kick in the teeth knock down let down easy let wind out of sails puncture balloon put down shoot down take down

Antonyms

STRONG

aid assist encourage help

WEAK

blow up boost build up expand inflate

VERB

degrade

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cheapen corrupt debase degenerate demean deteriorate diminish discredit disgrace downgrade impair lessen reduce vitiate weaken

STRONG

abase belittle bench break bump bust canker debauch decry demote depose deprave derogate detract disbar dishonor disparage humble injure lower pan pervert sink slam

WEAK

bemean cast down declass mudsling put down rule out run down shoot down take down take down a peg tear down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist develop enhance enlarge expand extend grow help honor improve increase praise purify raise strengthen upgrade

STRONG

build up compliment exalt fix flatter laud mend promote rise

WEAK

admire approve elevate

VERB

demean

Synonyms

STRONGEST

belittle debase degrade despise disparage

STRONG

abase contemn decry derogate descend detract lower pan scorn sink stoop

WEAK

bad-mouth bemean cast down dis dump on knock down poor-mouth

Antonyms

STRONGEST

admire approve elevate honor laud praise upgrade value

STRONG

compliment exalt increase rise

WEAK

boost enhance improve

VERB

deprecate

Synonyms

STRONG

depreciate derogate detract discountenance disesteem disfavor disparage expostulate frown object pooh-pooh rip

WEAK

disapprove of discommend mudsling not go for poor-mouth protest against put down run down take dim view of take down take exception to

Antonyms

STRONG

approve commend compliment increase laud praise sanction

WEAK

build up endorse

VERB

diminish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

detract from minimize

STRONG

abuse cheapen decry demean depreciate derogate devalue pan

WEAK

bad-mouth dispraise dump on give comeuppance knock off high horse poormouth put away put down run down tear down

Antonyms

STRONG

approve commend compliment enhance exalt increase laud praise raise upgrade

WEAK

develop enlarge expand extend flatter grow lengthen prolong

VERB

humiliate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confuse crush degrade demean depress disgrace humble shame snub subdue

STRONG

abase abash base blister break chagrin chasten confound conquer debase denigrate deny discomfit discountenance dishonor downplay lower mortify pan rip slam smear squash vanquish wither

WEAK

bemean bring down bring low cast down make a fool of make ashamed play down put out of countenance put to shame run down shoot down take down take down a peg tear down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build up encourage honor praise promote release respect upgrade

STRONG

agree allow boost cherish compliment elevate fail flatter laud lose surrender yield

VERB

minimize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

curtail decrease diminish downplay lessen play down reduce trivialize underestimate

STRONG

abbreviate attenuate belittle cheapen decry deprecate depreciate derogate detract discount disparage dwarf knock miniaturize pan pooh-pooh prune shrink underplay

WEAK

knock down make light of make little of poor-mouth put down run down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop enlarge expand extend grow increase lengthen prolong raise strengthen

STRONG

approve build up commend compliment exalt laud praise

WEAK

maximize overestimate overrate

VERB

shame

Synonyms

STRONGEST

debase discredit dishonor humiliate mortify reproach ridicule

STRONG

abash blot confound defile degrade disconcert humble smear stain

WEAK

give a black eye shoot down take down take down a peg

Antonyms

STRONGEST

credit elevate flatter honor laud praise upgrade

STRONG

clean promote

WEAK

be proud regard respect

Example Sentences

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"Norman Feather likens this to the pleasure of seeing 'tall poppies' cut down to size," Leach explained.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2022

Felony convictions, usually followed by prison time, cut down to size even the high and mighty.

From Washington Post • Jul. 6, 2021

Debbins told Russian intelligence he "thought that the United States was too dominant in the world and needed to be cut down to size," according to the indictment.

From Fox News • Nov. 19, 2020

He has cut down to size or driven into exile some of the so-called oligarchs who made billions in murky deals under President Boris N. Yeltsin in the 1990s.

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2016

The tall poppy was being cut down to size by a computer program resembling a bowl of spaghetti.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette

cut down to size

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