demote
verb
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noun
Synonyms & Antonyms for demote
Synonyms
break, bust, degrade, disrate, downgrade, reduce
Antonyms
advance, elevate, promote, raise
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Instead of removing his supervisor, city officials demoted Johnson and transferred him from the City Clerk’s office to the Public Utilities Department, the lawsuit claimed. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego paying out $565K to settle religious discrimination case," 9 Sep. 2019 In 2016, highly successful and beloved coach Art Briles was suspended with intent to terminate, and President Ken Starr was demoted. — Los Angeles Times, "Look out Notre Dame, the Falwells have big plans for Liberty football," 27 Aug. 2019 The Senate must confirm the CEA chair, which has typically been considered a Cabinet-level role, although Trump demoted it for his administration. — Jeff Stein, BostonGlobe.com, "Trump to name Tomas Philipson, a health care expert, as his next chief economist," 30 June 2019 The eye-popping purchase came up on an agency document reviewed by several news outlets, including ABC News, which reported the official said she was demoted for objecting to the outsized spending. — Josh Hafner, USA TODAY, "Ben Carson's HUD spent $31,000 on dining room furniture for his office," 28 Feb. 2018 And Smith, who has likely been demoted for the remainder of the season, responded with 14 points off the bench. — Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, "LeBron James sets career high with 14th triple double in Cavaliers' 129-107 win over Suns," 14 July 2017 Bengals center Billy Price was demoted to the second unit in favor of Trey Hopkins. — Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com, "Billy Price is disappointed but understands why Bengals are going with Trey Hopkins at center," 27 Aug. 2019 Rookie Jose Suarez, recalled just days after being demoted to triple A because of Griffin Canning’s season-ending elbow injury, rebounded nicely from a string of disappointing starts that sent his ERA soaring toward 7.00. — Maria Torres, Los Angeles Times, "Kole Calhoun goes four for four, but Angels lose yet another one-run game.," 23 Aug. 2019 Palka was quickly demoted to Triple-A Charlotte, and Alonso eventually was released. — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Rick Renteria didn’t ask for it, but here’s a suggested 2020 lineup for the White Sox," 21 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'demote.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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