depreciation — Synonyms and related words: abatement, ablation, abridgment, agio, alleviation, allowance, attenuation, attrition, backbiting, backstabbing, bank discount, belittlement, belittling, break, breakage, calumny, cash discount, chain discount, charge… … Moby Thesaurus
disparagement — Synonyms and related words: airs, animadversion, arrogance, aspersion, attaint, attrition, backbiting, backstabbing, badge of infamy, bar sinister, baton, belittlement, bend sinister, black eye, black mark, blot, blur, brand, broad arrow, calumny … Moby Thesaurus
deprecatory — adj 1. censuring, reproachful, op probious, impeaching, slating, inveighing, reproving, recriminating, reprehensive, reprobative, reprobating; denunciatory, denunciating, railing, cursing, condemnatory, maledictory, anathematizing; berating,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
derogation — n 1. discredit, disfavor, obloquy, loss of face; censure, reproach, invective, reflection, animadversion, disapproval, disapprobation, criticism, stricture; curse, denunciation, condemnation, execration, revilement, commination, fulmination,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
derogatory — adj 1. discrediting, disfavorable, unfavorable, disapproving, disapprobatory, disapprobative; censuring, reproachful, opprobrious, impeaching, slating, inveighing, reproving, recriminating, reprehensive, reprobative, reprobating. 2. belittling,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
approximation — noun 1. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth (Freq. 3) an estimate of what it would cost a rough idea how long it would take • Syn: ↑estimate, ↑estimation, ↑idea • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
underestimation — noun an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value • Syn: ↑underestimate, ↑underrating, ↑underreckoning • Derivationally related forms: ↑underrate (for: ↑underrating), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
underrating — noun an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value • Syn: ↑underestimate, ↑underestimation, ↑underreckoning • Derivationally related forms: ↑underrate, ↑underestimate (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary