lose value

VERB

cheapen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

debase degrade demean denigrate disparage mar minimize

STRONG

abase belittle corrupt damage decline decry depreciate derogate devalue discredit downgrade drop fall lower reduce ruin spoil undervalue

WEAK

beat down mark down render worthless write off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve boost compliment elevate enhance honor improve laud praise upgrade

STRONG

ascend commend dignify exalt go up grow increase overrate overvalue raise rise value win

WEAK

appreciate

VERB

decline

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decrease depreciate deteriorate diminish drop dwindle fail fall lower recede return sag shrink sink slide wane weaken worsen

STRONG

abate backslide cheapen decay degenerate disintegrate droop ebb fade flag languish lapse pine relapse retrograde revert rot settle subside

WEAK

disimprove fall off go downhill go to pot go to the dogs hit the skids

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance ascend develop enlarge expand extend grow improve increase raise reach rise strengthen win

STRONG

build enhance flourish progress

WEAK

go up

Example Sentences

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This limits event risk and harnesses time decay, the term for how options lose value each day closer to expiration.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Homeowners, meanwhile, are already seeing what is likely their biggest asset lose value.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 7, 2025

The motive is usually money, since homes moved into high-risk zones typically lose value, and developments in high-risk zones are also usually more expensive, if they are allowed at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

Many ordinary Argentines handed over disproportionate sums of pesos to illegal street traders to buy dollars, fearing their money would lose value overnight.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

"Has George found out the time when other seeds lose value?" asked Peter.

From The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. by Shaw, Ellen Eddy

lose value

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