cheapened 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of cheapenednext
as in compounded

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cheapened

2 of 2

verb

past tense of cheapen
1
as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of a glutted market cheapened cranberries to the point where they were selling for less than what it cost to grow them

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2
as in degraded
to lower in character, dignity, or quality a politician who would cheapen herself by caving in to lobbyists

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3
as in humiliated
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes she really cheapens herself by shamelessly pursuing men like that

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheapened
  1. reduced
  2. degraded
  3. deteriorated
  4. weakened
  5. incorporated
  6. diluted
  7. mixed
  8. poisoned
Verb
  • Furthermore, by increasing employee sentiment and utilization, vacancies and vacancy times are reduced, which ultimately improves the profitability of these spaces.
    Ryan Masiello, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • As families grow from two married adults to larger households with multiple children, others have reduced their circle of giving.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of reduced
Verb
  • And Iran along with its other proxies have also been degraded by Israeli strikes.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Iran, meanwhile, has seen its proxies across the region degraded by regular Israeli airstrikes.
    Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of degraded
Verb
  • Conditions had deteriorated overnight when the roof of a nearby mine collapsed.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Despite their durability, early diamond bits often deteriorated quickly under the severe conditions of geothermal sites—hot, hard rock and high temperatures posed substantial challenges.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of deteriorated
Verb
  • With Assad gone and Iran weakened, new commercial routes, reconstruction opportunities, and trade corridors beckon.
    Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • His party holds a commanding majority in El Salvador's and with his opponents politically weakened, there's little standing in the way of his mining agenda.
    Jesus Mesa, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of weakened
Adjective
  • Billionaire 's SpaceX has taken a formal step toward transforming its South Texas Starship launch site, known as Starbase, into an incorporated city.
    Michael D. Carroll, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • In a letter sent Thursday to a local judge, SpaceX requested an election to determine if its Starbase site, which is home to SpaceX’s rocket production and launches, should be turned into an incorporated city, The Associated Press reported.
    Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of incorporated
Verb
  • Since the 1950s, television, slot cars, plastic models and other diversions have diluted the attraction of model trains.
    George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The attacks, which began late last year and decreased in the spring, upended global trade – and diluted the attention of international naval forces in the region, observers say.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of diluted
Adjective
  • Rents have been a particular focus for policymakers, and the news there also has been mixed.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The performance of BlackRock stock over the last few years has been mixed.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of mixed
Verb
  • The reality is Kade was poisoned, murdered.
    Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The lawsuit claims she was abused and poisoned.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of poisoned
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