downgrade | Definition of downgrade

downgrade

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of downgrade

1 to bring to a lower grade or rank

increased automation resulted in many jobs in the factory being downgraded

Synonyms of downgrade

break, bust, degrade, demote, disrate, reduce

Words Related to downgrade

can, cashier, dismiss, downsize, fire, lay off, sack

abase, debase, demean, humble, humiliate, lower

Near Antonyms of downgrade

Antonyms of downgrade

advance, elevate, promote, raise

2 to diminish the price or value of

the company's filing for Chapter 11 downgraded the stock to the point where it was selling for pennies a share

Synonyms of downgrade

attenuate, break, cheapen, depreciate, depress, devaluate, devalue, lower, mark down, reduce, sink, write down, write off

Words Related to downgrade

debase, demonetize

underestimate, underprice, underrate, undervalue

abridge, compress, contract, de-escalate, deflate, downsize, dwindle, lessen, moderate, shrink

Near Antonyms of downgrade

bloat, blow up, inflate

overestimate, overprice, overrate, overvalue

add, aggrandize, amplify, augment, balloon, boost, compound, dilate, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, heighten, increase, maximize, multiply, raise, swell, up

Antonyms of downgrade

appreciate, enhance, mark up, upgrade