TALKS DOWN Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

talks down

verb

present tense third-person singular of talk down

as in dismisses

to express scornfully one's low opinion of a company that prefers to talk up its own products rather than talk down those of its competitors

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Recent Examples of talks down The show never talks down to the audience. — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025 The movie goes from this weird, seedy love motel to the industrial backwaters, and these long walks and talks down empty streets. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026

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Amon, a Brazilian engineer who joined Qualcomm 30 years ago and became its CEO in 2021, dismisses the notion that this is all too much for Qualcomm to chase at once, saying the company has been on this reinvention path many times before.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 27 June 2026
De Borbon dismisses the accusations as coming from a small group of disgruntled owners.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026

Definition of dismisses

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The standard razor features a moisturizer bar infused with aloe and shea butter, which helps the five sharp blades to glide smoothly over your skin and minimizes irritation.

— Sara Coughlin, Allure, 5 July 2026
These days, some displays use drone shows instead of combustible pyrotechnics, which further minimizes the fire risk.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026

Definition of minimizes

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The logic runs down the rest of the stack too, to the companies that supply the chips, the networking, and the electricity, the layers that get paid first when capacity is the thing in short supply.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
With these two nations, expect a physical, fiery battle packed with relentless runs down both wings.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 16 June 2026

Definition of runs down

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The couple has been targeted by a group called Boycott Divest Zabludowicz, which criticizes them for supporting a pro-Israel lobby.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 25 June 2026
That letter, referenced in the Brandeis Center complaint, criticizes the APA for failing to discipline a former division president, Lara Sheehi, for various incendiary comments about Zionism.

— Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026