| Main Entry: | deign |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lower oneself |
Synonyms: |
condescend, consent, deem worthy, patronize, see fit, stoop, think fit, vouchsafe |
Antonyms: |
be proud, hold head high |
| Main Entry: | condescend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stoop, humble oneself |
Synonyms: |
accommodate, accord, acquiesce, agree, be courteous, bend, come down off high horse, comply, concede, degrade oneself, deign, demean oneself, descend, favor, grant, high hat, lower oneself, oblige, see fit, submit, talk down to, toss a few crumbs, unbend, vouchsafe, yield |
Antonyms: |
rise above |
| Main Entry: | lower |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | belittle, disgrace |
Synonyms: |
abase, bemean, cast down, condescend, debase, degrade, deign, demean, depress, devalue, downgrade, humble, humiliate, stoop |
Antonyms: |
compliment, laud, praise |
| Main Entry: | patronize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | condescend |
Synonyms: |
be gracious to, be lofty, be overbearing, deign, favor, indulge, look down on, pat on the back, snub, stoop, talk down to, toss a few crumbs, treat as inferior, treat badly, treat like a child |
Antonyms: |
be humble, be modest |
| Main Entry: | stoop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | condescend; lower oneself to another |
Synonyms: |
accommodate, act beneath oneself, concede, debase oneself, deign, demean oneself, descend, favor, oblige, patronize, relax, resort, sink, thaw, unbend, vouchsafe |
Antonyms: |
rise above |
| Main Entry: | vouchsafe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | permit |
Synonyms: |
award, bestow, concede, condescend, deign, favor, give, grant, yield |
Antonyms: |
refuse, withhold |