belittle

Verbs

  • (v) cause to seem less serious; play down
    • Don't belittle his influence
    denigrate, derogate, minimize,
  • (v) express a negative opinion of
    • She disparaged her student's efforts
    disparage, pick at,
  • (v) lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
    • don't belittle your colleagues
    diminish,

Synonyms

denigrate derogate minimize disparage pick at diminish

Antonyms

blandish flatter

Words of close approximity

belittled