Thesaurus / detract
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That does give us all pause — but it doesn’t take away or detract from where I think the market is headed.
WITH THE METAVERSE HYPE CYCLE AT FULL BLAST, EXPERTS TAKE THE LONG VIEWALEXANDER LEEAUGUST 4, 2021DIGIDAYThis new lens hardly detracts from Linda’s magnificent saga.
AMAZON’S DIVINE PERIOD ROMANCE THE PURSUIT OF LOVE GIVES CLASSIC SOCIAL SATIRE A MODERN TWISTJUDY BERMANJULY 30, 2021TIMEMore frustrating is the way its stage-managed surface detracts from everything that’s more distinctive and spontaneous about the Haarts’ story.
NETFLIX’S MY UNORTHODOX LIFE IS MORE BRAVO DOCUSOAP THAN REAL-LIFE UNORTHODOXJUDY BERMANJULY 14, 2021TIMEExperts fear such fake news detracts from how trafficking really happens.
THE OTHER PANDEMIC: HUMAN TRAFFICKINGLESLIE DELA VEGAJUNE 13, 2021OZYIf they keep throwing curve balls or adding on things, that detracts from what they’ve hired us to do.
‘IT CAN EASILY SPIN OUT OF CONTROL’: CONFESSIONS OF A FREELANCE CREATIVE ON THE RISE OF SCOPE CREEPKRISTINA MONLLOSJUNE 10, 2021DIGIDAYI started digging for lore on moons and rainbows and learned that the physics of rainbows doesn’t detract from the mythical place they have in our cultural imaginations.
I FOUND A RAINBOW AT THE END OF MY HUNT FOR A VACCINE APPOINTMENTSUSANNA SCHROBSDORFFMARCH 28, 2021TIMEThe District’s new police chief is considering reshaping a unit tasked with pulling hundreds of guns off city streets each year, saying the strategy creates tension with communities and detracts from a sharper focus on finding shooters.
DISTRICT’S NEW POLICE CHIEF IS RETHINKING UNIT FOCUSED ON GUN SEIZURESPETER HERMANNMARCH 11, 2021WASHINGTON POSTOne more thing to consider is the volume of the water pump, because a loud one can be distracting and detract from the charm of having a cat fountain in your home.
CAT FOUNTAINS FOR A HAPPIER PETPOPSCI COMMERCE TEAMMARCH 2, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEExcessive cairn-building, whether adding to existing cairns or creating new ones, not only mucks with that history but also confuses hikers trying to follow a trail, contributes to soil erosion, and detracts from nature’s beauty.
THE ULTIMATE ACADIA NATIONAL PARK TRAVEL GUIDEVIRGINIA M. WRIGHTFEBRUARY 8, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINEShe was growing a little stout, but it did not seem to detract an iota from the grace of every step, pose, gesture.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINWORDS RELATED TO DETRACT
- asperse
- assail
- attack
- backbite
- bad-mouth
- belie
- belittle
- besmirch
- blacken name
- blaspheme
- blister
- blot
- calumniate
- cast a slur on
- curse
- damage
- decry
- defame
- defile
- denigrate
- depreciate
- derogate
- detract
- dishonor
- disparage
- give a bad name
- hit
- hurt
- injure
- libel
- malign
- muckrake
- pan
- plaster
- revile
- roast
- run smear campaign
- scandalize
- scorch
- slam
- sling mud
- slur
- smear
- smirch
- sneer
- strumpet
- sully
- tarnish
- tear down
- traduce
- vilify
- asperses
- assails
- attacks
- backbites
- bad-mouths
- belies
- belittles
- besmirches
- blacken name
- blasphemes
- blisters
- blots
- calumniates
- casts a slur on
- curses
- damages
- decries
- defames
- defiles
- denigrates
- depreciates
- derogates
- detracts
- dishonors
- disparages
- gives a bad name
- hits
- hurts
- injures
- libels
- maligns
- muckrakes
- pans
- plasters
- reviles
- roasts
- runs smear campaign
- scandalizes
- scorches
- slams
- slings mud
- slurs
- smears
- smirches
- sneers
- strumpets
- sullies
- tarnishes
- tears down
- traduces
- vilifies
- blacken
- blemish
- blister
- blot
- blow off
- brand
- calumniate
- cap
- chop
- cut to the quick
- cut up
- defame
- denigrate
- detract
- discredit
- disgrace
- dump on
- give a black eye
- hit where one lives
- insinuate
- kick in the teeth
- libel
- malign
- miff
- offend
- push
- put down
- reproach
- roast
- scorch
- skin alive
- slander
- slap in the face
- slight
- smear
- snub
- spatter
- stain
- tear down
- traduce
- vilify
- zing
- blackened
- blemished
- blew off
- blistered
- blotted
- branded
- calumniated
- capped
- chopped
- cut to the quick
- cut up
- defamed
- denigrated
- detracted
- discredited
- disgraced
- dumped on
- gave a black eye
- hit where one lived
- insinuated
- kicked in the teeth
- libelled
- maligned
- miffed
- offended
- pushed
- put down
- reproached
- roasted
- scorched
- skin alive
- slandered
- slapped in the face
- slighted
- smeared
- snubbed
- spattered
- stained
- tore down
- traduced
- vilified
- zinged
- blackening
- blemishing
- blistering
- blotting
- blowing off
- branding
- calumniating
- capping
- chopping
- cutting to the quick
- cutting up
- defaming
- denigrating
- detracting
- discrediting
- disgracing
- dumping on
- giving a black eye
- hitting where one living
- insinuating
- kicking in the teeth
- libelling
- maligning
- miffing
- offending
- pushing
- putting down
- reproaching
- roasting
- scorching
- skin alive
- slandering
- slapping in the face
- slighting
- smearing
- snubbing
- spattering
- staining
- tearing down
- traducing
- vilifying
- zinging
- affront
- belittle
- burlesque
- caricature
- crack
- curl one's lip at
- decry
- deride
- detract
- disdain
- disparage
- dump
- fleer
- flout
- gibe
- gird
- give Bronx cheer
- grin
- hold in contempt
- hold up to ridicule
- insult
- jeer
- jest
- lampoon
- laugh at
- leer
- look down on
- put down
- quip at
- rally
- rank out
- ridicule
- satirize
- scoff
- scorn
- slam
- slight
- smile
- sneeze at
- sniff at
- snigger
- swipe
- taunt
- travesty
- turn up one's nose
- twit
- underrate
- affronted
- belittled
- burlesqued
- caricatured
- cracked
- curled one's lip at
- decried
- derided
- detracted
- disdained
- disparaged
- dumped
- fleered
- flouted
- gave Bronx cheer
- gibed
- girded
- grinned
- held in contempt
- held up to ridicule
- insulted
- jeered
- jested
- lampooned
- laughed at
- leered
- looked down on
- put down
- quipped at
- rallied
- ranked out
- ridiculed
- satirized
- scoffed
- scorned
- slammed
- slighted
- smiled
- sneezed at
- sniff at
- sniggered
- swiped
- taunted
- travestied
- turned up one's nose
- twitted
- underrated
- affront
- belittle
- burlesque
- caricature
- crack
- curl one's lip
- decry
- deride
- detract
- disdain
- disparage
- dump
- fleer
- flout
- gibe
- gird
- give Bronx cheer
- grin
- hold in contempt
- hold up to ridicule
- insult
- jeer
- jest
- lampoon
- laugh at
- leer
- look down on
- put down
- quip at
- rally
- rank out
- ridicule
- satirize
- scoff
- scorn
- slam
- slight
- smile
- sneeze at
- snicker
- sniff at
- swipe
- taunt
- travesty
- turn up one's nose
- twit
- underrate
- affronted
- belittled
- burlesqued
- caricatured
- cracked
- curled one's lip
- decried
- derided
- detracted
- disdained
- disparaged
- dumped
- fleered
- flouted
- gave Bronx cheer
- gibed
- girded
- grinned
- held in contempt
- held up to ridicule
- insulted
- jeered
- jested
- lampooned
- laughed at
- leered
- looked down on
- put down
- quipped at
- rallied
- ranked out
- ridiculed
- satirized
- scoffed
- scorned
- slammed
- slighted
- smiled
- sneezed at
- snickered
- sniff at
- swiped
- taunted
- travestied
- turned up one's nose
- twitted
- underrated
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