RELEGATED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for RELEGATED?

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Associations of "Relegated" (30 Words)

abase	Behave in a way that belittles or degrades (someone. I watched my colleagues abasing themselves before the board of trustees.
belittle	Cause to seem less serious; play down. She belittled Amy s riding skills whenever she could.
bump	In a race gain a bump against. Her mosquito bites had come up in huge red bumps.
calumny	The making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander. A bitter struggle marked by calumny and litigation.
classify	Arrange (a group of people or things) in classes or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics. How would you classify these pottery shards are they prehistoric.
debase	Corrupt debase or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones. The King was forced to debase the coinage.
decrease	The amount by which something decreases. A decrease in births.
decry	Publicly denounce. They decried human rights abuses.
defame	Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone. He claimed that the article defamed his family.
degrade	Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally. The bacteria will degrade hydrocarbons.
demean	Do something that is beneath one’s dignity. Good potential MPs would not demean themselves by setting out to acquire popularity.
demote	Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank. She was demoted because she always speaks up.
denigrate	Cause to seem less serious; play down. Doom and gloom merchants who denigrate their own country.
derogate	Disparage (someone or something. This does not derogate from his duty to act honestly and faithfully.
detract	Take away a part from; diminish. The role did not include operational responsibilities that would detract him from his work.
disgrace	Cause (someone) to fall from favour or a position of power or honour. He s a disgrace to the legal profession.
disparage	Express a negative opinion of. He never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors.
downgrade	An instance of reducing someone or something’s rank, status, or level of importance. Downgrades by debt rating agencies outnumber upgrades by five to one.
edict	A formal or authoritative proclamation. Clovis issued an edict protecting Church property.
excrescence	Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings. The bony excrescence between its horns.
exile	Expel and bar (someone) from their native country, typically for political or punitive reasons. The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government s actions.
lower	Set lower. Land of a lower quality.
minimize	Represent as less significant or important. Let s minimize the risk.
mortify	Hold within limits and control. They wish to return to heaven by mortifying the flesh.
opprobrium	A state of extreme dishonor. The critical opprobrium generated by his films.
reshuffle	Interchange the positions of (members of a team, especially government ministers. Youngman is requesting that Garcia reshuffle the cards.
slander	Words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another. They were accused of slandering the head of state.
smirch	An act that brings discredit to the person who does it. I am not accustomed to having my honour smirched.
sully	Place under suspicion or cast doubt upon. Sully someone s reputation.
traduce	Speak unfavorably about. It was regarded as respectable political tactics to traduce him.