Debase and Upgrade

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Debase verb - To reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes.

Usage example: our failure to win a single game completely debased us

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Upgrade is an antonym for debase in topics: degrade, adulterate.

Nearby Words: debasement, debasing

Upgrade verb - To move higher in rank or position.

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Debase is an antonym for upgrade.

Nearby Words: upgrading, upgraded, upgradable

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Upgrade and Debase. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/debase/upgrade

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Upgrade or Debase. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/debase/upgrade.

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