OVERGRADING Antonyms

• becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so

• the act of causing to become less

• the act of causing something to move to a lower level

• darkened by clouds

• any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

• loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer

• remove the value from; deprive of its value

• lower the value or quality of

• lose in value

• the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends

• rate lower; lower in value or esteem

• represent as less significant or important

• understate the importance or quality of

• an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value

• assign too low a value to

• make a deliberately low estimate

• make too low an estimate of

• sell at artificially low prices

• assign too low a value to

• esteem lightly

• lose in value