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EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

>degrade demote disrate reduce

Antonyms: Noun

ascent rise upswing

Antonyms: Verb

advance elevate promote raise

Examples

Noun

//a downgrade in the company's stock prices
//a singing career on the downgrade

Verb

//The restaurant was downgraded from three to two stars.
//She didn't intend to downgrade the importance of her colleague's work.

First Known Use

Noun

1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1

downgrade

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 3)

, demote disrate reduce
Antonyms: Noun
ascent rise upswing
Antonyms: Verb
advance elevate promote raise

Examples

Noun

//a downgrade in the company's stock prices
//a singing career on the downgrade

Verb

//The restaurant was downgraded from three to two stars.
//She didn't intend to downgrade the importance of her colleague's work.

First Known Use

Noun

1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1

downgrade

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 3)

, demote disrate reduce
Antonyms: Noun
ascent rise upswing
Antonyms: Verb
advance elevate promote raise

Examples

Noun

//a downgrade in the company's stock prices
//a singing career on the downgrade

Verb

//The restaurant was downgraded from three to two stars.
//She didn't intend to downgrade the importance of her colleague's work.

First Known Use

Noun

1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1

downgrade

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 3)

, demote disrate reduce
Antonyms: Noun
ascent rise upswing
Antonyms: Verb
advance elevate promote raise

Examples

Noun

//a downgrade in the company's stock prices
//a singing career on the downgrade

Verb

//The restaurant was downgraded from three to two stars.
//She didn't intend to downgrade the importance of her colleague's work.

First Known Use

Noun

1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1

downgrade

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 3)

, demote disrate reduce
Antonyms: Noun
ascent rise upswing
Antonyms: Verb
advance elevate promote raise

Examples

Noun

//a downgrade in the company's stock prices
//a singing career on the downgrade

Verb

//The restaurant was downgraded from three to two stars.
//She didn't intend to downgrade the importance of her colleague's work.

First Known Use

Noun

1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1892, in the meaning defined at sense 1

downgrade

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 3)