detraction | Definition of detraction

Synonyms and Antonyms of detraction

the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant

her inevitable detraction of every new idea is annoying to the other club members

Synonyms of detraction

belittlement, denigration, deprecation, depreciation, derogation, diminishment, disparagement, put-down

Words Related to detraction

aspersion, backbiting, calumny, defamation, libel, slander, vilification

derision, mockery, ridicule

abuse, invective, vituperation

censure, condemnation, criticism, denouncement, denunciation

de-emphasis, minimization, soft-pedaling

Near Antonyms of detraction

acclaim, praise

approbation, approval, blessing, commendation

Antonyms of detraction

aggrandizement, ennoblement, exaltation, glorification, magnification