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adjective
under, inferior
Synonyms: bush-league, curtailed, decreased, diminished, junior, lessened, lesser, low, lower rung, minor, nether, pared down, reduced, secondary, second-class, second-fiddle, second-string, smaller, subjacent, subordinate, under
Antonyms: higher, important, superior
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verb
let down; fall
Synonyms: bring low, cast down, couch, demit, depress, descend, detrude, droop, drop, ground, let down, make lower, push down, reduce, set down, sink, submerge, take down
Antonyms: elevate, increase, raise
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verb
reduce, minimize
Synonyms: abate, clip, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, decrease, decry, de-escalate, deflate, demote, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, diminish, downgrade, downsize, lessen, mark down, moderate, pare, prune, roll back, scale down, shave, slash, soften, tone down, undervalue, write off
Antonyms: elevate, heighten, increase, rise
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verb
belittle, disgrace
Synonyms: abase, bemean, cast down, condescend, debase, degrade, deign, demean, depress, devalue, downgrade, humble, humiliate, stoop
Antonyms: compliment, laud, praise