deprecatory Antonyms
Strongest:
- friendly
- positive
- commendatory
- laudatory
- adulatory
- laudatory
- adulatory
- friendly
- positive
- complimentary
- complimentary
- commendatory
Strong:
- respectful
- laudative
- kindly
- approving
- laudative
- warm
- kind
- respectful
- kindly
- approving
- sympathetic
- admiring
- appreciative
- appreciative
- admiring
- warm
- sympathetic
- kind
Weak:
Strongest:
- degrading
- pejorative
- uncomplimentary
- derogative
- demeaning
- disdainful
- disparaging
- depreciative
- critical
- malicious
- derisory
- abusive
- contemptuous
- depreciatory
- derogatory
- denigratory
- scornful
- insulting
- slighting
Strong:
- spiteful
- libellous
- detractive
- belittling
- scurrilous
- opprobrious
- cruel
- venomous
- defamatory
- nasty
- slanderous
- hateful
- calumnious
- libelous
- denigrative
- decrying
Weak:
Meaning of deprecatory
deprecatory (s)
tending to diminish or disparage
deprecatory (a.)
Serving to deprecate; tending to remove or avert evil by prayer; apologetic.
deprecatory Sentence Examples
- She gave him a deprecatory glance when he suggested an impractical solution to the problem.
- His deprecatory remarks about his own abilities often belied his true talent.
- The manager's deprecatory tone towards the team's efforts was demoralizing.
- Sarah's deprecatory comments about the project's progress only added to the frustration.
- He made a deprecatory joke about his own cooking skills to lighten the mood.
- The deprecatory attitude of the critics towards the artist's work was disheartening.
- Despite her deprecatory remarks, she secretly admired her friend's achievements.
- The deprecatory feedback from the client left the designer feeling deflated.
- His deprecatory attitude towards new technology hindered the company's progress.
- The politician's deprecatory remarks about his opponent's policies backfired, leading to public backlash.
FAQs About the word deprecatory
tending to diminish or disparageServing to deprecate; tending to remove or avert evil by prayer; apologetic.
degrading, pejorative, uncomplimentary, derogative, demeaning, disdainful, disparaging, depreciative, critical, malicious
friendly, positive, commendatory, laudatory, adulatory,laudatory, adulatory, friendly, positive, complimentary
She gave him a deprecatory glance when he suggested an impractical solution to the problem.
His deprecatory remarks about his own abilities often belied his true talent.
The manager's deprecatory tone towards the team's efforts was demoralizing.
Sarah's deprecatory comments about the project's progress only added to the frustration.
