Antonyms for belittle
bɪˈlɪt lbe·lit·tle

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.7 / 3 votes

1. belittle

   To decry is to cry down, in some noisy, public, or conspicuous manner. A witness or a statement is discredited; the currency is depreciated; a good name is dishonored by unworthy conduct; we underestimate in our own minds; we may underrate or undervalue in statement to others. These words are used, with few exceptions, of things such as qualities, merits, attainments, etc. To disparage is to belittle by damaging comparison or suggestion; it is used only of things. A man's achievements are disparaged, his motives depreciated, his professions discredited; he himself is calumniated, slandered, etc. Compare SLANDER.

   See synonyms for PRAISE.

   Synonyms:
   carp at, decry, depreciate, derogate from, detract from, discredit, dishonor, disparage, lower, underestimate, underrate, undervalue

Matched Categories

1. • Criticize
   • Disparage
   • Lessen

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogateverb

   cause to seem less serious; play down

   "Don't belittle his influence"

   Synonyms:
   calumniate, smear, asperse, diminish, denigrate, minimize, besmirch, disparage, slander, pick at, sully, minimise, downplay, smirch, defame, understate, derogate

2. disparage, belittle, pick atverb

   express a negative opinion of

   "She disparaged her student's efforts"

   Synonyms:
   pluck at, denigrate, disparage, diminish, pick at, peck at, pull at, minimize, derogate, peck

3. diminish, belittleverb

   lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

   "don't belittle your colleagues"

   Synonyms:
   pick at, fall, denigrate, disparage, diminish, lessen, decrease, minimize, derogate

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. belittleverb

   Synonyms:
   decry, disparage, underrate, depreciate

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. round character

   belittle. to belittle means to put down, or to make another person feel as though they aren't important.

   an example of belittle is a teacher who chooses to make fun of her brightest student's accomplishments

   Submitted by nbhfybgfty1 on February 19, 2020  

How to use belittle in a sentence?

1. Vadym Skibitsky:

   Everything related to any success on the Donetsk and Luhansk axis is going to be attributed to the armed forces of the Russian Federation and Gerasimov, the leadership of the Russian armed forces are going to try to belittle Prigozhin’s role and place however they can, so he cannot strengthen his position in the Kremlin hierarchy.

2. Michel de Montaigne:

   Don't discuss yourself, for you are bound to lose if you belittle yourself, you are believed if you praise yourself, you are disbelieved.

3. Bryan Cranston:

   It is a privileged viewpoint to be able to look at the Ku Klux Klan and laugh at them and belittle them for their broken and hateful ideology, but the Ku Klux Klan and Charlottesville and white supremacists — that’s still happening and it’s not funny. It’s not funny to any group that is marginalized by these groups’ hatred, and it really taught me something.

4. Gail Ernst:

   I continued to make sacrifices and not soar higher out of concern for Gail and our family, meanwhile, he hated any success I had, and would belittle me and get angry any time I achieved a goal.

5. Jason Bateman:

   Not to belittle it or excuse it or anything, but in the entertainment industry it is incredibly common to have people who are, in quotes,' difficult,' and when you're in a privileged position to hire people, or have an influence in who does get hired, you make phone calls.

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