Synonyms of cheapens

cheapens

verb

present tense third-person singular of cheapen

1

as in reduces

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduces
• devalues
• lowers
• depresses
• attenuates
• depreciates
• devaluates
• sinks
• shrinks
• downgrades
• marks down
• writes down
• debases
• writes off
• breaks
• undervalues
• underestimates
• underrates
• lessens
• compresses
• abridges
• deflates
• dwindles
• downsizes
• underprices
• demonetizes
• moderates
• contracts
• de-escalates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enhances
• appreciates
• upgrades
• inflates
• adds
• increases
• extends
• blows up
• marks up
• overestimates
• expands
• augments
• maximizes
• overvalues
• heightens
• amplifies
• bloats
• enlarges
• multiplies
• raises
• boosts
• ups
• escalates
• dilates
• swells
• overrates
• compounds
• overprices
• aggrandizes
• balloons

2

as in degrades

to lower in character, dignity, or quality

a politician who would cheapen herself by caving in to lobbyists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• degrades
• weakens
• corrupts
• demeans
• dilutes
• subverts
• deteriorates
• debases
• humiliates
• destroys
• lessens
• poisons
• vitiates
• perverts
• prostitutes
• debauches
• damages
• bastardizes
• pollutes
• disgraces
• taints
• demoralizes
• ruins
• hurts
• abases
• shames
• profanes
• depraves
• warps
• mars
• humbles
• impairs
• harms
• contaminates
• thins
• dishonors
• tarnishes
• cankers
• dirties
• spoils
• defiles
• flaws
• wrecks
• waters down
• descends
• depreciates
• defaces
• begrimes
• befouls
• stains
• takes down
• downgrades
• blemishes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevates
• ennobles
• improves
• uplifts
• enhances
• dignifies
• exalts
• honors
• enriches
• ameliorates
• amends
• perfects
• restores
• clarifies
• refines
• betters
• cleans
• respects
• purifies
• cleanses
• meliorates

3

as in humiliates

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humiliates
• discredits
• degrades
• embarrasses
• demeans
• shames
• humbles
• debases
• confuses
• dishonors
• disgraces
• diminishes
• lowers
• rattles
• insults
• detracts
• criticizes
• abases
• chastens
• takes down
• minimizes
• belittles
• ridicules
• disparages
• sinks
• fouls
• mortifies
• depreciates
• smirches
• disconcerts
• decries
• condemns
• confounds
• discomfits
• discounts
• maligns
• fazes
• defames
• flusters
• defiles
• castigates
• discountenances
• slanders
• denounces
• nonplusses
• affronts
• libels
• writes off
• abashes
• nonpluses
• damns
• puts down
• cries down
• bad-mouths
• censures
• execrates
• reprehends
• reprobates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevates
• exalts
• aggrandizes
• celebrates
• recognizes
• deifies
• commends
• acknowledges
• honors
• applauds
• canonizes
• boasts
• cites
• praises
• lauds
• decorates
• extols
• cheers
• congratulates
• compliments
• hails
• salutes
• touts
• extolls
• eulogizes
• acclaims
• highlights
• fetes
• dignifies
• ennobles
• magnifies
• promotes
• glorifies
• enshrines
• spotlights
• advances
• boosts
• lifts
• raises
• uplifts
• plays up
• enthrones
• fêtes
• romanticizes
• idealizes
• upgrades
• enskies