Cut
Downgrade
Downgrade verb - To bring to a lower grade or rank.
Cut and downgrade are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cut" instead the word "Downgrade" as a verb or a noun.
Nearby Words: downgraded, downgrading
Common collocations
| bit | cut bit | downgrade bit |
Both words in one sentence
- Three careers saw a severe downgrade to B-level Hollywood as a result of this movie: Stars Alan Ruck and Kerri Green, whose teenage idol days were cut short prematurely, and director Bill Norton, who was barely heard from until 1994, and hasn't attempted to direct another theatrical film since.
Source: Box Office Bomb / S Through Z
Cite this Source
Downgrade and Cut. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/downgrade
Cut & Downgrade. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/downgrade>.
Downgrade or Cut. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/downgrade.
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