Appreciative and Denigratory

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Appreciative adjective - Expressing approval.

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Denigratory is an antonym for appreciative.

Denigratory adjective - Intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value.

Usage example: a denigratory observation that the novel wasn't half bad—considering it was written by an actor

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Appreciative is an antonym for denigratory.

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Denigratory and Appreciative. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/appreciative/denigratory

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