Synonyms of dishonoring

dishonoring

verb

present participle of dishonor

as in humiliating

to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes

dishonored herself by fixing the results of her medical research

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humiliating
• discrediting
• disgracing
• shaming
• degrading
• embarrassing
• insulting
• debasing
• demeaning
• humbling
• cheapening
• confusing
• rattling
• criticizing
• abasing
• lowering
• fouling
• chastening
• taking down
• sinking
• diminishing
• ridiculing
• minimizing
• smirching
• mortifying
• belittling
• defiling
• disparaging
• slandering
• condemning
• discounting
• defaming
• disconcerting
• maligning
• decrying
• discountenancing
• detracting
• libeling
• depreciating
• libelling
• affronting
• castigating
• flustering
• denouncing
• confounding
• discomfiting
• writing off
• abashing
• crying down
• nonplusing
• bad-mouthing
• nonplussing
• censuring
• fazing
• execrating
• reprobating
• putting down
• damning
• reprehending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• honoring
• exalting
• elevating
• praising
• celebrating
• citing
• recognizing
• saluting
• deifying
• acknowledging
• commending
• canonizing
• congratulating
• aggrandizing
• cheering
• applauding
• boasting
• eulogizing
• complimenting
• decorating
• extolling
• lauding
• hailing
• acclaiming
• touting
• highlighting
• promoting
• glorifying
• feting
• spotlighting
• raising
• advancing
• enshrining
• dignifying
• magnifying
• lifting
• playing up
• upgrading
• fêting
• enthroning
• ennobling
• boosting
• uplifting
• idealizing
• romanticizing
• enskying