Decrying and Denigrative

Decrying

Decrying adjective - Intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value.
Usage example: the usual decrying remarks about the clothes that the stars wore to the awards ceremony

Denigrative and decrying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Denigrative" instead an adjective "Decrying".

Nearby Word: decried

Denigrative

Denigrative adjective - Intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value.
Usage example: thanked her for the gift and then added the denigrative aside, “Not that it's anything special!”

Decrying and denigrative are semantically related. You can use "Decrying" instead an adjective "Denigrative".
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