Decry, depreciate, disparage, derogate, detract, belittle, minimize mean to write, speak, or otherwise indicate one’s feeling in regard to something in such a way as to reveal one’s low opinion of it.
Category: Synonyms
Decrease vs Lessen vs Diminish vs Reduce vs Abate vs Dwindle
Decrease, lessen, diminish, reduce, abate, dwindle denote to make or grow less, but they are not freely interchangeable.
Decorum vs Decency vs Propriety vs Dignity vs Etiquette
Decorum, decency, propriety, dignity, etiquette are comparable either when they mean a code of rules respecting what is right, fitting, or honorable in behavior or, more often, when they mean the quality or character of rightness, fitness, or honorableness in behavior resulting from the observance of such a code.
Decorous vs Decent vs Seemly vs Proper vs Nice
Decorous, decent, seemly, proper, nice apply to persons, their utterances, and their behavior, and mean conforming to an accepted standard of what is right or fitting or is regarded as good form.
Decline vs Refuse vs Reject vs Repudiate vs Spurn
Decline, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn are comparable when they mean to turn away something or someone by not consenting to accept, receive, or consider it or him.
Declare vs Announce vs Publish vs Advertise vs Proclaim vs Promulgate vs Broadcast
Declare, announce, publish, advertise, proclaim, promulgate, broadcast (and their corresponding nouns declaration, announcement, publication, advertisement, proclamation, promulgation, broadcasting) denote to make known (or a making known) openly or publicly.
Decided vs Decisive
Decided, decisive are often confused, especially when they mean positive and leaving no room for doubt, uncertainty, or further discussion.
Decide vs Determine vs Settle vs Rule vs Resolve
Decide, determine, settle, rule, resolve mean to come or to cause to come to a conclusion.
Deception vs Fraud vs Double-dealing vs Trickery vs Chicane vs Chicanery
Deception, fraud, double-dealing, trickery, chicane, chicanery mean the act or practice of, or the means used by, one who deliberately deceives in order to accomplish his ends.
Deceive vs Mislead vs Delude vs Beguile vs Betray vs Double-Cross
Deceive, mislead, delude, beguile, betray, double-cross mean to lead astray or into evil or to frustrate by underhandedness or craft.
Deceit vs Duplicity vs Dissimulation vs Cunning vs Guile
Deceit, duplicity, dissimulation, cunning, guile mean the quality, the habit, the act, or the practice of imposing upon the credulity of others by dishonesty, fraud, or trickery.
Decay vs Decompose vs Rot vs Putrefy vs Spoil vs Disintegrate vs Crumble
Decay, decompose, rot, putrefy, spoil, disintegrate, crumble mean to undergo or, in some cases, to cause something to undergo destructive dissolution.