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deprecated

[dep-ri-key-tid] / ˈdɛp rɪˌkeɪ tɪd /

VERB

belittle, condemn

Synonyms

STRONG

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

WEAK

cut down to size 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

Example Sentences

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“Blocking public posts makes no sense. It needs to be deprecated in favor of a stronger form of mute,” Mr. Musk tweeted.

From Washington Times • Jun. 8, 2023

It was already deprecated last year when the company disabled Android Auto for Phone Screens on newer Android 12 devices.

From The Verge • Jun. 3, 2022

As ronsmith7’s Reddit post mentioned, the number of citations to the Daily Mail on Wikipedia has decreased dramatically in the three years since the publication was deprecated.

From Slate • Jul. 1, 2021

In an article for the national tabloid Expressen, Engdahl deprecated the vulgarity of his opponents in the academy, and called them “a clique of bad losers … who plotted to wound and humiliate Katarina Frostenson”.

From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2018

I deprecated war on the seceding States, and strongly expressed the opinion that the South could not be conquered.

From Baltimore and The Nineteenth of April, 1861 A Study of the War by Brown, George William