downgrade

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of DOWNGRADE

to bring to a lower grade or rank <increased automation resulted in many jobs in the factory being downgraded>

Synonyms break, bust, degrade, disrate, downgrade, reduce

Related Words can, cashier, dismiss, downsize, fire, lay off, sack; abase, debase, demean, humble, humiliate, lower

Near Antonyms hire

Antonyms advance, elevate, promote, raise

to diminish the price or value of <the company's filing for Chapter 11 downgraded the stock to the point where it was selling for pennies a share>

Synonyms attenuate, break, cheapen, depress, devaluate, devalue, downgrade, lower, mark down, reduce, sink, write down, write off

Near Antonyms bloat, blow up, inflate; overestimate, overprice, overrate, overvalue; add, aggrandize, amplify, augment, balloon, boost, compound, dilate, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, heighten, increase, maximize, multiply, raise, swell, up

Antonyms appreciate, enhance, mark up, upgrade

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