Definitions

mark down

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 lose value 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

cut back

Synonyms

STRONGEST

curb curtail cut down decrease lessen lower pare prune reduce retrench shorten slash trim

WEAK

abbreviate abridge check clip cut mark off shave

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop enlarge expand extend grow increase lengthen raise strengthen

WEAK

spend squander waste

VERB

decry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

belittle condemn denounce minimize

STRONG

abuse asperse calumniate censure defame depreciate derogate detract devalue diminish discount discredit disgrace disparage downgrade hit knock lower malign pan rap reprehend reprobate slam traduce underestimate underrate undervalue vilify

WEAK

bad-mouth cry down do a number on dump on opprobriate poor-mouth put down rail against run down take swipe at throw stones at write off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve praise

STRONG

commend compliment esteem exaggerate exalt flatter honor increase laud overestimate overrate overvalue raise respect sanction

WEAK

applaud

VERB

depreciate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decrease depress deteriorate diminish dwindle erode lessen lower soften undervalue worsen write off

STRONG

abate cheapen decay decry deflate downgrade drop fall reduce underrate

WEAK

devalorize write down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build compliment construct develop enlarge expand extend grow improve increase praise raise

STRONG

ascend enhance rise strengthen upgrade win

WEAK

approve commend exalt gain value laud overrate rate recommend

VERB

devalue

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decrease devaluate lower revalue undervalue

STRONG

cheapen debase decry underrate

WEAK

devalorize knock off nose-dive take down write down write off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

increase praise raise

STRONG

enhance laud upgrade

WEAK

overvalue

VERB

discount

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deduct diminish knock off modify

STRONG

abate allow depreciate rebate redeem remove subtract undersell

WEAK

hold a sale make allowance for sell at discount strike off take away take off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

grow increase

WEAK

mark up raise

VERB

downgrade

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 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

VERB

lower

Synonyms

STRONGEST

curtail cut cut down decrease depreciate devalue diminish downgrade knock off lessen pare scale down slash soften

STRONG

abate clip de-escalate decry deflate demote devaluate downsize moderate prune shave undervalue

WEAK

cut back roll back tone down write off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop enlarge expand extend grow increase lengthen prolong raise

WEAK

elevate heighten

VERB

pare

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cut back cut down decrease lower prune reduce scrape shave slash

STRONG

carve clip crop cut decorticate dock flay lop scalp shear skin skive strip thin uncover

WEAK

knock off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

expand grow increase raise spend squander waste

STRONG

cover

VERB

price

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appraise cost estimate fix reduce value

STRONG

evaluate rate sticker

WEAK

mark up put a price on

VERB

record

Synonyms

STRONGEST

copy document file list log mark post register report videotape

STRONG

book can catalog chronicle cut dub enroll enter enumerate indite inscribe insert matriculate note preserve tabulate tape transcribe video wax

WEAK

chalk up cut a track jot down keep account lay down make a recording put down put in writing put on file put on paper put on tape set down take down tape-record write in

Antonyms

STRONG

cancel ignore neglect withdraw

VERB

reduce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

curtail cut cut down diminish dwindle knock off lessen lower pare scale down shorten slash trim weaken

STRONG

abate abridge bankrupt break cheapen chop clip contract debase deflate depreciate depress diet dilute discount drain impair impoverish moderate pauperize rebate recede ruin shave slim taper truncate

WEAK

bant cut back go on a diet lose weight nutshell roll back slow down step down take off weight taper off tone down turn down wind down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compliment develop enlarge expand extend grow increase lengthen praise prolong raise strengthen

STRONG

amplify enhance laud rise stretch upgrade

WEAK

invigorate win

VERB

slash

Synonyms

STRONGEST

curtail cut cut back cut down drop hack lower pare shave shorten

STRONG

abbreviate abridge clip retrench

WEAK

knock off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

increase lengthen rise

STRONG

enlarge expand extend

WEAK

raise

VERB

tally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

itemize register write down

STRONG

catalog compute enumerate inventory mark number numerate reckon sum tale tell total

WEAK

keep score

Antonyms

STRONG

estimate guess subtract

VERB

write off

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cancel give up lower

WEAK

cross out decry depreciate disregard downgrade shelve take a loss on underrate undervalue

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Restructurings force private-credit funds to mark down loans, sometimes sharply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Private credit companies will have to sharply mark down their software investments.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

Those cars aren’t coming, and if they do arrive, investors should mark down the stocks of the companies trying to sell them.

From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025

“The point is not to be ‘correct’ but to mark down a boundary for public debate.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2023

“I know my flannel skirt has a dirty mark down the front, but I’ve never walked bare-foot with a stocking round my head.”

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

mark down

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