downgrade
noun
adjective, adverb
verb (used with object), down·grad·ed, down·grad·ing.
Origin of downgrade
Related Words for downgrade
demote, undervalue, reduce, degrade, devalue, decline, descent, declivity, hill, pitch, dip, inclination, demerit, minimize, humble, denigrate, bench, break, bump, decryExamples from the Web for downgrade
Contemporary Examples of downgrade
"The Uri Blau conviction as part of a plea bargain alone merits a downgrade," said Omer-Man.
I did The Girlfriend Experience on film and Entourage on television, and to downgrade from that would be silly.
One ratings agency is threatening to downgrade the U.S. if we go over the fiscal cliff.
The U.S. Credit Rating Might Get Downgraded Again, But Does Anyone Care?Matthew Zeitlin
November 14, 2012
The downgrade probably scores short-term political points for both leaders.
Typically, that means there is an even possibility that it will downgrade the credit of these countries within 90 days.
Standard & Poor’s and Other Ratings Agencies Must End Their Power TripZachary Karabell
January 12, 2012
Historical Examples of downgrade
"Not enough to keep him from skiddin' on a downgrade," said Mormon.
Rimrock TrailJ. Allan Dunn
There is no downgrade in normal youth; it is its nature to climb, to look up.
The Victorious AttitudeOrison Swett Marden
In the general ferment, commercial honesty had been on the downgrade.
Ten Tudor StatesmenArthur D. Innes
It had no brakes, and fearing failure of the transmission on a downgrade, he was reluctant to ride in the machine.
The car was moving at a relatively slow speed—but still over fifty miles an hour, on a narrow unpaved, downgrade road.
The TelenizerDon Thompson