Downgrade
Downgrade verb - To bring to a lower grade or rank.
Usage example: increased automation resulted in many jobs in the factory being downgraded
Fire and downgrade are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fire" instead a verb "Downgrade".
Nearby Words: downgraded, downgrading
Common collocations
| amount | downgrade amount | fire amount |
Both words in one sentence
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Vampires downgrade all kinds of damage by one step, except for fire, sunlight, and supernaturally potent effects — and there are ways to work around both the fire and the sunlight vulnerabilities.
Source: Chunky Salsa Rule -
In 2e, realizing that this didn't make more sense, vampires instead downgrade all forms of damage one step towards Bashing, unless it comes from "Baneful" sources (supernatural attacks, fire or sunlight, curse-induced vulnerabilities).
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He later had to downgrade to an older model that really did only shoot fire from the nipples, but was eventually able to ditch that for cybernetic enhancements that eliminate the need for a suit in the first place.
Source: Chest Blaster
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Fire and Downgrade. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/downgrade/fire
Downgrade & Fire. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/downgrade/fire>.
Fire or Downgrade. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/downgrade/fire.
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