| opprobriate(diminish, criticize, lower, condemn, blame) |
| play down(expression, reduce, diminish, lower, lessen) |
| pooh-pooh(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen) |
| prune(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen) |
| rail against(expression, criticize, lower, condemn, blame) |
| rap(verb, ruin, criticize, condemn, blame) |
| reduce(diminish, lower, decrease, lessen, contract) |
| reprehend(criticize, condemn, blame, disparage, complain) |
| reprobate(criticize, condemn, blame, disparage, complain) |
| scorn(disparage, degrade, humiliate, debase, despise) |
| shrink(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen) |
| sink(disparage, degrade, humiliate, debase) |
| slam(verb, ruin, criticize, condemn, blame) |
| smear(verb, ruin, disgrace, discredit, slander) |
| stoop(disparage, degrade, humiliate, debase, despise) |
| take away(expression, criticize, lower, condemn, blame) |
| take swipe at(expression, idiom, criticize, condemn, blame) |
| throw stones at(expression, idiom, criticize, condemn, blame) |
| traduce(verb, ruin, criticize, condemn, blame) |
| underestimate(reduce, diminish, criticize, lower, condemn) |