downgrade

Meaning

Noun

1. A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
2. A downhill gradient on a road or railway.
3. A reduction in quality; a descent towards an inferior state.

Verb

1. To place lower in position.
2. To reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts; to dumb down.
3. (transitive) To disparage.
4. to reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.
5. To revert software back to an older version.

Synonyms

demote

abase

degrade

grade

lower

relegate

slope

down-grade

declivity

be on the decline

demean

alloy

downgrading

downhill

drop

fail

fall

flatten

go downhill

take down a peg or two

gradient

humiliate

incline

low quality

low-grade

make worse

mortify

pitch

reduce

inferior quality

shave

be unfortunate

upgrade

worsen

bring down

cant

cut down

debase

declension

declination

Translations

degradieren

degradar

degradare

rétrograder

retrocedere

εξευτελίζω

mortificar

أخزى

kränken

Gefälle

herabstufen

Downgrade

humiliar

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υποβιβασμός

erniedrigen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdaʊnˌɡɹeɪd/

Etymology

From down- + grade.