| disparage(verb, attack, show, reduce, ruin) |
| decry(verb, attack, show, reduce, sound) |
| belittle(verb, attack, show, reduce, sound) |
| denigrate(verb, attack, show, reduce, dismiss) |
| put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, trouble) |
| deprecate(verb, attack, show, reduce, oppose) |
| depreciate(verb, attack, show, reduce, dismiss) |
| vilify(verb, sound, ruin, oppose, dismiss) |
| trace(verb, get, cover, follow, catch) |
| knock(verb, attack, reduce, sound, abuse) |
| minimize(verb, attack, show, reduce, sound) |
| derogate(verb, attack, show, reduce, sound) |
| diminish(verb, stop, end, reduce, destroy) |
| downplay(verb, reduce, crush, diminish, criticize) |
| follow(verb, cover, drive, catch, lead) |
| track(verb, state, show, drive, present) |
| track down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, get, check) |
| criticize(verb, attack, oppose, abuse, dispute) |
| downgrade(verb, attack, show, reduce, destroy) |
| peter out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, end) |