UPGRADE Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For UPGRADE
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| downgrade | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends verb • rate lower; lower in value or esteem | ||||||
| decline | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • change toward something smaller or lower • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • a downward slope or bend verb • grow worse • not accept as true • show unwillingness towards • grow smaller • go down • fall in value • inflect for number, gender, case, etc. | ||||||
| demote | verbv | |||||
verb • assign to a lower position; reduce in rank | ||||||
| deteriorate | verbv | |||||
verb • become worse or disintegrate • grow progressively worse | ||||||
| diminish | verbv | |||||
verb • decrease in size, extent, or range • lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of | ||||||
| lower | verbv | |||||
adjective • the bottom one of two noun • the lower of two berths verb • look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval • move something or somebody to a lower position • set lower • make lower or quieter • cause to drop or sink | ||||||
| reduce | verbv | |||||
verb • cut down on; make a reduction in • make less complex • bring to humbler or weaker state or condition • simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another • lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation • be the essential element • reduce in size; reduce physically • lessen and make more modest • make smaller • to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons • narrow or limit • put down by force or intimidation • undergo meiosis • reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site • destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • be cooked until very little liquid is left • cook until very little liquid is left • lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture • take off weight | ||||||
| regress | verbv | |||||
noun • the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence • returning to a former state verb • go back to a statistical means • go back to a previous state • get worse or fall back to a previous condition • go back to bad behavior | ||||||
| retreat | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat • a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet • (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position • (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset • an area where you can be alone • withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation • the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) verb • pull back or move away or backward • move away, as for privacy • move back • make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity | ||||||
| weaken | verbv | |||||
verb • lessen the strength of • become weaker • destroy property or hinder normal operations • reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of • lessen in force or effect | ||||||
| worsen | verbv | |||||
verb • grow worse • make worse | ||||||
Alternatives for DOWNGRADE
Alternatives for DECLINE
Alternatives for DEMOTE
Alternatives for DETERIORATE
Alternatives for DIMINISH
Alternatives for LOWER
- abject
- blue
- depressed
- down
- gloomy
- glower
- low-pitched
- low-toned
- miserable
- scowl
- scummy
- scurvy
- small
- broken
- crushed
- cut
- deep
- depleted
- depression
- devalued
- dispirited
- downcast
- downhearted
- drop
- fall
- first
- flat
- grim
- humble
- humbled
- humiliated
- immoral
- lessen
- low-down
- low-level
- low-spirited
- lowly
- modest
- moo
- nether
- reduce
- reduced
- sad
- short
- shorten
- shrink
- soft
- underslung
- unhappy