10
abase(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, lower)
10
devalue(verb, cut, check, increase, reduce)
10
fall(noun, verb, drop, decline, diminish)
10
humble(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, lower)
9
cheapen(verb, increase, reduce, destroy, damage)
9
incline(noun, drop, decline, defeat, fall)
8
debase(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
8
demean(verb, reduce, dismiss, destroy, damage)
8
denigrate(verb, attack, show, reduce, lower)
8
deprecate(verb, attack, show, criticize, lower)
8
depress(verb, increase, diminish, lower, lessen)
7
depose(verb, remove, reduce, destroy, damage)
7
dip(noun, drop, cut, decline, fall)
7
down(noun, adjective, rise, lower, inferior)
7
drop(noun, verb, decline, fall, diminish)
7
lessen(verb, cut, check, reduce, destroy)
7
pitch(noun, drop, decline, fall, rise)
7
run down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, show)
6
atrophy(noun, verb, drop, decline, collapse)
6
bump(verb, reduce, dismiss, destroy, damage)
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