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Synonyms & Antonyms : Depreciate
Depreciate
( Verb)
Shares of this company have depreciated last week.
Synonyms:
Decrease
Deflate
Devaluate
Lessen
Lower
Reduce
Disparage
Denigrate
Deride
Detract
Ridicule
Scorn
Traduce
Underestimate
Contextual Examples:
The government has decreased the size of grants.
His influence was already lessening.
She lowered herself slowly into a chair.
Giving up smoking reduces the risk of heart disease.
The poor service detracted from my enjoyment of the evening.
The opposition ridiculed the government’s attempt to explain the mistakes.
She did nothing to conceal his scorn for the others.
We underestimated the time it would take to get there.
Antonyms:
Add to
Appreciate
Augment
Enhance
Enlarge
Expand
Grow
Increase
Use
Admire
Cherish
Esteem
Like
Prize
Regard
Respect
Value
Contextual Examples:
Many words have been added to this edition of the Dictionary of Antonyms and Synonyms.
You can’t appreciate foreign literature in translation.
Those clothes do nothing to enhance her appearance.
A tire expands when you pump air into it.
You must invest if you want your business to grow.
Children feel the need to be cherished.
The Synonyms and Antonyms form an integral part of the English Language. Acquaintance with the vocabulary of the English language is a necessity for effective expression either in written or in an oral from. Synonyms are nothing but the similar meanings of a particular word or its semantic relation. A Synonym is a word or a phrase that means the same as another word or a phrase in the same language. Antonyms are the negative connotation of a particular word. An Antonym is a word or phrase that is opposite in meaning to a particular word or a phrase in the same language.
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