1
cut to the quick(expression, idiom, upset, crush, shame)
1
decay(verb, decline, diminish, lower, decrease)
1
decry(verb, cut, check, reduce, diminish)
1
deflated
1
deflates
1
deflating
1
deflation
1
demean(upset, crush, shame, humiliate, chasten)
1
demote(verb, upset, cut, check, reduce)
1
deny(verb, upset, crush, overcome, annoy)
1
deride(verb, scorn, mock, disparage, tease)
1
derogate(verb, mock, disparage, ridicule)
1
destroy(verb, snub, belittle, quash)
1
deteriorate(verb, decline, diminish, lower, decrease)
1
diet(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lower)
1
dilute(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lower)
1
disabuse
1
disappoint(verb, crush, annoy, subdue, disgrace)
1
disarm
1
discomfit(verb, upset, crush, annoy, confuse)
11 years ago|5.3k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). deflate thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/deflate/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "deflate thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/deflate/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 24, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, deflate thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/deflate/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "deflate thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 24 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/deflate/thesaurus/synonyms>