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as in demoted
to bring to a lower grade or rank
increased automation resulted in many jobs in the factory being downgraded
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as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of
the company's filing for Chapter 11 downgraded the stock to the point where it was selling for pennies a share
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Recent Examples of downgraded
Initially listed as questionable for the game with back spasms, Norman Powell on Sunday morning was downgraded to out because of an upper respiratory illness.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
The Celtics downgraded Queta and Harper to out and upgraded White to available.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
However, Bank of America Securities downgraded Laopu to neutral from buy on March 26 given gold price volatility and slower economic growth.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
Initially, the department announced that about 400 dogs and 300 cats were being triaged, but that total was later massively downgraded.
—City News Service, Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
As part of his austerity plan, Milei downgraded the Human Rights Secretariat to a sub-secretariat, cut its budget and laid off staff.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Kelly was downgraded to police officer from sergeant and assigned to an administrative post.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
As a disgruntled Comcast cable TV subscriber who downgraded from the Ultimate tier after the end of last season, this was great news.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Discovered in 1930, Pluto was long considered the ninth and furthest planet in our solar system from the sun until it was controversially downgraded in 2006 in a vote by members of the International Astronomical Union.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
The Celtics downgraded Queta and Harper to out and upgraded White to available.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
However, Bank of America Securities downgraded Laopu to neutral from buy on March 26 given gold price volatility and slower economic growth.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
Initially, the department announced that about 400 dogs and 300 cats were being triaged, but that total was later massively downgraded.
—City News Service, Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
As part of his austerity plan, Milei downgraded the Human Rights Secretariat to a sub-secretariat, cut its budget and laid off staff.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Kelly was downgraded to police officer from sergeant and assigned to an administrative post.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
As a disgruntled Comcast cable TV subscriber who downgraded from the Ultimate tier after the end of last season, this was great news.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Discovered in 1930, Pluto was long considered the ninth and furthest planet in our solar system from the sun until it was controversially downgraded in 2006 in a vote by members of the International Astronomical Union.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downgraded
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Once in a rare while, a person who was once heroically famous is demoted to infamous, and his statues disappear.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Always an oddity as a planet, Pluto was demoted to dwarf planet in 2006.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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The character, played by Esteban Andres Cruz, has been reduced to a simpering stereotype who makes a pass at a cop and mimics a blow job.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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Seen from this perspective, ecology cannot be reduced to questions of proximity alone.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Romania, Hungary and Serbia have introduced special diesel prices for farmers or lowered the state tax income.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Penn team thus lowered the O₂ fraction in the sweep gas to ~11–14% to avoid hyperoxia.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Downgraded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downgraded. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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