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downgrade

[doun-greyd] / ˈdaʊnˌgreɪd /
NOUN
slope
Synonyms
STRONG
decline declivity descent dip hill inclination pitch
Antonyms
STRONG
ascent improvement increase rise
WEAK
upgrade
VERB
lower in opinion or rank
Synonyms
STRONGEST
degrade demote devalue reduce undervalue
STRONG
abase bench break bump bust decrease decry demerit denigrate depreciate disparage humble minimize
WEAK
declass detract from devalorize disrate mark down run down set back take down a peg write off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
increase overvalue promote raise upgrade
STRONG
approve cherish commend compliment enlarge exalt fix laud mend overrate praise
WEAK
improve

Example Sentences

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Excluding Iran, overall regional economic growth was expected to slow to just 1.8 percent in 2026 -- a downgrade of 2.4 percentage points from before the war, the Bank said.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The latest downgrade in fourth-quarter GDP, meanwhile, stemmed from a bigger slowdown in the production of inventories — unsold goods — than originally reported.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Scotts Miracle-Gro’s stock gets a downgrade from J.P.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

With Bhatia’s downgrade, there are as many analysts with neutral-equivalent ratings on Adobe’s stock as there are with buy-equivalent ratings, according to FactSet data.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

But even without my downgrade in the birth order, Kia was a huge disappointment once he entered the world.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi