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
  • Arizona State football fans slam 'truly insulting' College Football Playoff graphic Winter swoon: December has not been kind to Phoenix Suns in recent years The vehicle backed out of the driveway and into the road.
    Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The dawning of his second term has invoked jubilation from those who welcome Trump back to the Oval Office and fear from those alarmed by his insulting rhetoric about political opponents, the media, migrants and others.
    Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Nov. 2024
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
  • Last November, Skakel sued the town and the case’s lead investigator, seeking damages for alleged malicious prosecution, among other rights violations.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Having good antivirus software actively running on your new devices will alert you of any malware in your system, warn you against clicking on any malicious links in phishing emails, and ultimately protect you from being hacked.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of malicious
Adjective
  • 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
  • The editors are panicking, using pejorative terms like dictator, wife-cheater, election-denier and cult leader in describing Donald Trump.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 May 2024
Definition of pejorative
Adjective
  • Former President Trump used more derogatory and inflammatory terms.
    Dave Wessner, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • While my reviews tend to be more celebratory than derogatory, my favorite pastime is debating the pros and cons of restaurants.
    Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of derogatory
Adjective
  • Evie, who has recently married another woman, is contemptuous of a religion that doesn’t hold space for her identity.
    Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Reporters circle, looking for a chance to embarrass the military for accepting Black women into its ranks, while male colleagues are openly disrespectful, with Gen. Halt (Dean Norris) setting a contemptuous example from the top.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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
  • Residents suddenly realized that Trump’s demeaning rhetoric about Haitian and Venezuelan immigrants could extend to them.
    Julia Preston, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Even by his already demeaning standards, Trump's rallies and events have also taken a dark turn this fall.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of demeaning
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