Synonyms of devalue

devalue

verb

(ˌ)dē-ˈval-(ˌ)yü 

as in to reduce

to diminish the price or value of

normally, significant damage would devalue an antique

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduce
• cheapen
• depress
• devaluate
• depreciate
• attenuate
• lower
• sink
• downgrade
• shrink
• write down
• mark down
• debase
• write off
• undervalue
• break
• underestimate
• underrate
• underprice
• demonetize
• lessen
• compress
• deflate
• abridge
• downsize
• dwindle
• moderate
• contract
• de-escalate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enhance
• appreciate
• upgrade
• inflate
• mark up
• increase
• blow up
• overestimate
• add
• extend
• expand
• maximize
• augment
• heighten
• amplify
• raise
• overvalue
• enlarge
• escalate
• boost
• multiply
• bloat
• overrate
• dilate
• swell
• overprice
• compound
• aggrandize
• up
• balloon

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of devalue

Customers may feel watched, manipulated or devalued. —Mani Padisetti, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024

As debt increases, governments might resort to printing money to address deficits, which can devalue the currency, Wong explained. —Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024

As part of its approval, the DOT placed strings on the merger, including requiring both airlines to ensure mileage rewards are not devalued, don’t expire, and transfer at a 1:1 ratio, as well as guarantee each carrier matches and maintains equivalent loyalty status levels. —Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2024

Yet over time, the airlines have the power to devalue such currency. —Sheldon H. Jacobson, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024