| Main Entry: | depreciative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disparaging |
Synonyms: |
belittling, critical, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciatory, derogative, derogatory, detractive, disapproving, slighting, uncomplimentary |
| Main Entry: | derogatory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | offensive, uncomplimentary |
Synonyms: |
aspersing, belittling, calumnious, censorious, contumelious, critical, damaging, decrying, defamatory, degrading, demeaning, deprecatory, depreciative, despiteful, detracting, disdainful, dishonoring, disparaging, fault-finding, humiliating, injurious, malevolent, malicious, maligning, minimizing, opprobrious, reproachful, sarcastic, scornful, slanderous, slighting, spiteful, unfavorable, unflattering, vilifying |
Antonyms: |
appreciative, complimentary, favorable, flattering, praising |
| Main Entry: | disadvantageous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | detrimental, inconvenient |
Synonyms: |
adverse, contrary, damaging, debit-side, deleterious, depreciative, depreciatory, derogatory, detracting, disparaging, downside, dyslogistic, harmful, hurtful, ill-timed, inexpedient, injurious, inopportune, objectionable, on the debit side, pejorative, prejudicial, slighting, uncomplimentary, unfavorable, unprofitable |
Antonyms: |
advantageous, convenient, helpful, well-timed |
| Main Entry: | libelous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | derogatory |
Synonyms: |
aspersive, backbiting, calumniatory, calumnious, contumelious, debasing, defamatory, depreciative, detracting, detractory, disparaging, false, injurious, invidious, malevolent, malicious, maligning, opprobrious, pejorative, sarcastic, scurrilous, traducing, untrue, vilifying, vituperative |
Antonyms: |
complimentary, praising |
| Main Entry: | opprobrious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abusive, hateful |
Synonyms: |
abasing, calumniatory, contemptuous, contumelious, damaging, debasing, defamatory, defaming, denigrating, depreciative, derogative, despicable, despiteful, detractive, disgracing, dishonoring, disparaging, humiliating, hurting, injuring, injurious, insolent, insulting, invective, libeling, malevolent, malign, malignant, maligning, notorious, offending, offensive, pejorative, reproaching, reviling, scandalous, scurrilous, shaming, spiteful, truculent, vile, vitriolic, vituperative, vulgar |
Antonyms: |
complimentary, flattering, kind, nice, praising |
| Main Entry: | deprecative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disparaging |
Synonyms: |
belittling, critical, deprecating, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, derogative, derogatory, detractive, disapproving, slighting, uncomplimentary |
| Main Entry: | deprecatory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disparaging |
Synonyms: |
belittling, critical, deprecating, deprecative, depreciative, depreciatory, derogative, derogatory, detractive, disapproving, slighting, uncomplimentary |
| Main Entry: | depreciatory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disparaging |
Synonyms: |
belittling, critical, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, derogative, derogatory, detractive, disapproving, slighting, uncomplimentary |
| Main Entry: | derogative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disparaging |
Synonyms: |
belittling, critical, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, derogatory, detractive, disapproving, slighting, uncomplimentary |
| Main Entry: | detractive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disparaging |
Synonyms: |
belittling, critical, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, derogative, derogatory, disapproving, slighting, uncomplimentary |