Need another word that means the same as “relegated”? Find 30 related words for “relegated” in this overview.
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. |
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