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Synonyms of disparage in English:

disparage


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verb

1‘it has become fashionable to disparage Lawrence and his achievements’

SYNONYMS
belittle, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, downgrade, play down, deflate, trivialize, minimize, make light of, treat lightly, undervalue, underrate, underestimate
disdain, dismiss, ridicule, deride, mock, scorn, pour scorn on, scoff at, sneer at, laugh at, laugh off
run down, defame, decry, discredit, slander, libel, malign, speak ill of, speak badly of, cast aspersions on, impugn, vilify, traduce, revile, criticize, condemn
North American slur
informal do down, do a hatchet job on, take to pieces, pull apart, pull to pieces, pick holes in, drag through the mud, hit out at, knock, slam, pan, bash, bad-mouth, pooh-pooh, look down one's nose at
British informal rubbish, slate, slag off, have a go at
dated cry down
archaic hold cheap
rare misprize, minify, asperse, derogate, calumniate, vilipend, vituperate
ANTONYMS

praise, overrate