Belittle
Belittle verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.
Shrug off and belittle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shrug off" instead a verb "Belittle".
Nearby Word: belittling
Shrug off
Shrug off verb - To dismiss as of little importance.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- reject and belittle
- reject and shrug off
- discount and belittle
- discount and shrug off
- slight and belittle
- slight and shrug off
- depreciate and belittle
- depreciate and shrug off
- dismiss and belittle
- dismiss and shrug off
- disregard and belittle
- disregard and shrug off
- scorn and belittle
- scorn and shrug off
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