CHEAPENING Synonyms: 208 Similar and Opposite Words

cheapening

verb

present participle of cheapen

as in reducing

to diminish the price or value of a glutted market cheapened cranberries to the point where they were selling for less than what it cost to grow them

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as in degrading

to lower in character, dignity, or quality a politician who would cheapen herself by caving in to lobbyists

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as in humiliating

to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes she really cheapens herself by shamelessly pursuing men like that

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Recent Examples of cheapening The two are different in kind, and cheapening the first does nothing for the second. — Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 There was only ever one copy of the album created, an intentional choice by RZA, the leader of the group, and Dutch Moroccan rapper and producer Cilvaringz, who felt the streaming age was cheapening music. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2026 Far from cheapening or diluting Ibsen’s themes and conflicts, the action revitalizes them. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025

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Gupta estimated that reducing formation time by half or more could lower overall factory electricity use by 10% to 15%.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Slowing or reducing the demand for that subsidy seems appropriate in my view.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of reducing

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Faulkner said he is fed up with Citation’s yearslong pattern of degrading his pastures.

— Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026
Online critics characterized the Polymarket contract as degrading and questioned why celebrity ambassadors would associate themselves with the company.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of degrading

Verb

The Iranians are now setting the terms of this conflict and are routinely humiliating the American president.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Instead of demanding personal fealty or humiliating them to assert personal dominance, Lincoln absorbed their egos and occasional slights, elevating their talents and turning his fiercest political adversaries into his most devoted champions.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 June 2026

Definition of humiliating

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Throughout the race, the pastor has emphasized lowering the cost of goods and sought to cast Marshall as closely aligned with an unpopular president.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
As with many maturing technologies, experts say wellness devices have become cheaper and easier to produce, lowering the barriers to entry.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of lowering

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But there’s a difference between drinking before entering the ring once and corrupting bullfighting for years.

— Stephen Bates, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
Documentarian Alex Gibney is no stranger to dissections of corrupting power — from his feature dives into Enron, Elizabeth Holmes and Scientology.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of corrupting

Verb

Instead of discrediting infringement arguments, this year generative AI company Bria launched Fibo, a tool that pays artist royalties to the creators of the original references.

— Rae Witte, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Matthew Cohen—who has also gone by Jason Goose—played his own part in discrediting the files.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of discrediting

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Electing more allies could give either camp an edge in shaping AI policy in the next Congress, even as the feud risks weakening Silicon Valley's clout.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Today, despite low unemployment and easing inflation, frustration over everyday expenses is weighing on voter’s perception of the economy — and weakening Lula’s support.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of weakening

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My New York neighbors barely said hello; in Singapore, a stranger would probably politely look away rather than risk embarrassing you.

— Amanda Lee Koe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
After those results went public, embarrassing Muñiz and a few other judges, the Florida Bar stopped conducting surveys and publishing the results … leaving Florida voters with even fewer resources.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

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