Synonyms of downgrading

downgrading

verb

present participle of downgrade

1

as in reducing

to bring to a lower grade or rank

increased automation resulted in many jobs in the factory being downgraded

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reducing
• demoting
• degrading
• dismissing
• busting
• sacking
• downsizing
• breaking
• firing
• disrating
• lowering
• laying off
• debasing
• humiliating
• canning
• demeaning
• cashiering
• humbling
• abasing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• promoting
• raising
• advancing
• elevating
• hiring

2

as in lowering

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reducing
• lowering
• devaluing
• sinking
• devaluating
• depressing
• cheapening
• attenuating
• depreciating
• shrinking
• writing down
• writing off
• marking down
• breaking
• debasing
• demonetizing
• undervaluing
• underestimating
• underrating
• downsizing
• compressing
• contracting
• lessening
• underpricing
• dwindling
• deflating
• moderating
• abridging
• de-escalating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• upgrading
• enhancing
• appreciating
• inflating
• marking up
• bloating
• increasing
• adding
• blowing up
• expanding
• extending
• overestimating
• enlarging
• augmenting
• multiplying
• raising
• boosting
• maximizing
• escalating
• swelling
• amplifying
• heightening
• compounding
• dilating
• overvaluing
• overrating
• overpricing
• upping
• ballooning
• aggrandizing