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Word | Belittle |
belittle; Don't belittle his influence / lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of / To make little or less in a moral sense / disparage; depreciate / make (someone or something) seem unimportant. / to describe (someone or something) as little or unimportant, | |
Usage | ⇒ The rich zamindar belittled the farmer by insulting him before the Panchayat ⇒ Parents should not belittle their children's early attempts at drawing, but should encourage their efforts. ⇒ The critic belittled the author's work. ⇒ this is not to belittle his role ⇒ Sombut belittles our city in his book |
Synonyms | disparage, deprecate, depreciate, diminish, minimize, decry, denigrate, degrade, derogate, lower, put down, discredit, underestimate, underrate, undervalue, debase, reduce, abase, criticize, demean, |
Antonyms | flatter, praise, aggrandize, applaud, blandish, build up, exaggerate, exalt, glorify, magnify, value, adore, amplify, appreciate, augment, commend, compliment, congratulate, countenance, deify, |
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