depreciative

adjective

Definition of depreciativenext
as in slighting
intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value the usual depreciative comments by the troops about the food in the mess hall

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for depreciative
  1. insulting
  2. deprecatory
  3. malicious
  4. pejorative
  5. derogatory
  6. contemptuous
  7. uncomplimentary
  8. demeaning
Adjective
  • Russian politicians and state media were thrilled to hear the U.S. president backing their insulting and obvious lies.
    — Elizabeth Shackelford, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
  • La Liga players are often shown red cards for taking protests past the level which referees deem acceptable, sometimes for words which are less insulting or disrespectful than what was said by Bellingham.
    — Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Definition of insulting
Adjective
  • This subsided with unusual speed, however, as cricket fans took instead to sharing the self-deprecatory jokes coming over the border.
    — The Economist, The Economist, 22 June 2019
  • Philipps has acquired her 1-million-and-growing Instagram followers through her self-deprecatory humor, raw honesty and vulnerability.
    — Sonja Haller, USA TODAY, 11 July 2018
Definition of deprecatory
Adjective
  • Fraudsters are increasingly using generative AI to write convincing phishing emails, improve deepfakes, and draft new forms of malicious code — making scams harder to detect.
    — Sam Sabin, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious apps is to have antivirus software installed on all your devices.
    — Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of malicious
Adjective
  • In conservative circles, the pejorative label stuck.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • These asylum seekers came to be known as Vietnamese boat people, a name that has come to be regarded as pejorative — the sort of dehumanizing language often used in indexing immigrants.
    — Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
Definition of pejorative
Adjective
  • Historic barriers Examples include lack of mentors, lack of female role models, gender bias, derogatory behavior in the workplace, unequal growth opportunities, lesser wage scenarios, and more.
    — Paige Francis, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Beyond the financial aspect, Cardi’s legal team secured additional protections, including a non-disparagement clause that strictly bars Tasha K from making defamatory or derogatory remarks about the rapper or her family.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of derogatory
Adjective
  • According to an ancient Greek myth, all those who had fallen in love with the young man Narcissus were met with contemptuous rejection.
    — Abigayle Ward, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The president was also profoundly contemptuous of women, kept his true opposition to female suffrage carefully hidden, and allowed the suffragists who silently held banners outside the White House to be repeatedly attacked by mobs, beaten, and jailed.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of contemptuous
Adjective
  • Though the pollen gunk will pass, he's concerned by a contingent of Twitter trolls who've shared uncomplimentary reviews of his recent North American tour.
    — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Neither party admitted to liability and each agreed to refrain from making disparaging, negative or uncomplimentary statements about the other, the document said.
    — Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2022
Definition of uncomplimentary
Adjective
  • While handcuffing and removing the belts and shoelaces of deportees is standard practice in this type of operation, both Oquendo and Barrientos feel they were treated in a demeaning way by US immigration officials, especially when boarding the military flight in the early hours of Sunday.
    — Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
  • How Sculptor Meta Warrick Challenged White Supremacy A 1907 exhibition on the founding of Jamestown featured the work of an artist determined to counter demeaning stereotypes.
    — JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
Definition of demeaning
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