What is another word for debasing?

Pronunciation: [dɪbˈe͡ɪsɪŋ] (IPA)

When it comes to debasing a person or a situation, there are various synonyms that you can use to denote the same meaning. Some of the commonly used synonyms are degrading, demeaning, humiliating, cheapening, lowering, undervaluing, and reducing. These words all have similar connotations and can be used interchangeably to describe a situation or an action that lowers the value or esteem of a person or a thing. Whether you are writing a blog post, an academic paper, or a news article, using alternative words for debasing can help you convey your message more effectively and add variety and nuance to your writing.

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  • Equivalence

    • Verb, gerund or present participle
      devaluing.
  • Independent

    • Verb, gerund or present participle
      lowering.

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What are the opposite words for debasing?

When looking for antonyms of the word "debasing," we can consider words that suggest uplift, praise, recognize, and appreciate. Words like celebrate, honor, exalt, elevate, and applaud are examples of antonyms for debasing. Celebrating someone's achievements or praising their work can lift their spirits and make them feel valued. Honoring someone's contributions or exalting their efforts can show respect and admiration. Elevating someone's status or applauding their efforts can bring positivity and encouragement. These antonyms for debasing convey positivity, hope, and dignity, and can help uplift people's spirits, which is especially important during difficult times.

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Usage examples for Debasing

Charles Lamb says of The Complete English Tradesman that "such is the bent of the book to narrow and to degrade the heart, that if such maxims were as catching and infectious as those of a licentious cast, which happily is not the case, had I been living at that time, I certainly should have recommended to the grand jury of Middlesex, who presented The Fable of the Bees, to have presented this book of Defoe's in preference, as of a far more vile and debasing tendency.
"Daniel Defoe"
William Minto
I think the English language has been entrusted to the care of all of us, English no less than Americans, Americans no less than English; and if I find an American writer debasing it in an essential point, as opposed to a point of mere local predilection, I assert my right to remonstrate with him, just as I admit his right, under similar circumstances, to remonstrate with me.
"America To-day, Observations and Reflections"
William Archer
Jane Oglander's pity, and he knew that she was very pitiful, had the divine quality of raising, instead of debasing, as does so much of the pity lavished on others in this sad, strange world.
"Jane Oglander"
Marie Belloc Lowndes

Famous quotes with Debasing

  • Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense?
    Patrick Henry
  • The theater needs continual reminders that there is nothing more debasing than the work of those who do well what is not worth doing at all.
    Gore Vidal
  • Here are the seven signs of Narcissism, which you can use to identify the Narcissists that may be around you in the society.: (1) Shamelessness: Shame is the feeling that lurks beneath all unhealthy narcissism, and the inability to process shame in healthy ways. (2) Magical thinking: Narcissists view themselves as perfect at all times, using distortion and illusion known as “magical thinking“. They also use projection to dump shame onto others. (3) Arrogance: A narcissist who is feeling deflated may re-inflate by diminishing, debasing, or degrading somebody else. (4) Envy: A narcissist may secure a sense of superiority in the face of another person’s ability by using contempt to minimize the other person. (5) Entitlement: Narcissists hold unreasonable expectations of particularly favorable treatment and automatic compliance because they consider themselves special. Failure to comply is considered an attack on their superiority, and the perpetrator is considered an “awkward” or “difficult” person. Defiance of their will is a narcissistic injury that can trigger narcissistic rage. (6) Exploitation: Can take many forms but always involves the exploitation of others without regard for their feelings or interests. Often the other is in a subservient position where resistance would be difficult or even impossible. Sometimes the subservience is not so much real as assumed. (7) Bad boundaries: Narcissists do not recognize that they have boundaries and that others are separate and are not extensions of themselves. Others either exist to meet their needs or may as well not exist at all. Those who provide narcissistic supply to the narcissist are treated as if they are part of the narcissist and are expected to live up to those expectations. In the mind of a narcissist there is no boundary between self and other.
    Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate
  • Are we at last brought to such a humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our own defence Where is the difference between having our arms in our own possession and under our own direction, and having them under the management of Congress If our defence be therealobject of having those arms, in whose hands can they be trusted with more propriety, or equal safety to us, as in our own hands
    Patrick Henry
  • Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense
    Patrick Henry

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