34 entries under demote topic. ×

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break(verb, reduce, cause, ruin, dismiss)
4
downgrade(verb, break, reduce, ruin, dismiss)
3
degrade(verb, reduce, ruin, dismiss, lower)
2
bust(verb, break, reduce, ruin, dismiss)
2
reduce(verb, break, ruin, dismiss, lower)
1
abase(verb, reduce, lower, humble, degrade)
1
bench(verb, break, reduce, dismiss, lower)
1
bump(verb, break, reduce, dismiss, lower)
1
declass(verb, break, reduce, ruin, dismiss)
1
depreciate(verb, reduce, lower)
1
detract from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break, reduce)
1
devalue(verb, reduce, lower, downgrade)
1
disconfirm(verb, break, reduce, ruin, weaken)
1
disparage(verb, reduce, lower, degrade)
1
disrate(verb, break, reduce, dismiss, lower)
1
humiliate(verb, reduce, ruin, lower, weaken)
1
relegate(verb, reduce, dismiss, lower)
1
set back(verb, expression, break, reduce, dismiss)
1
take down a peg(verb, expression, idiom, break, reduce)
0
bring down(verb, expression, downgrade)
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APASmart Define. (2015). demerit thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/demerit/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "demerit thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/demerit/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 28, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, demerit thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 28 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/demerit/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "demerit thesaurus" 4 July 2015. Web. 28 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/demerit/thesaurus/synonyms>