Synonyms for "put-down" (64 found)

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Closest matches (13)

Noun(2 words)

offenseburn

abasementaffrontaspersionatrocitybrickbatcomebackcomedowncontemptcontumelycrackcut

Strong matches (19)

cutting remarkdeflationdescentdespitedigdisgracedumpembarrassmentenormityfleerfloutfoolerygibehumiliationindignityinjuryinsult

Noun(2 words)

disparagementinsult

Related words (32)

jabjapejeerjeeringjestletdownmockmockerymortificationoffenseoutrageparthian shotparting shotput onquiprebuffscoffself-abasementshaftshame

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slamslapslap in the faceslursuppressionswipetaunttwit

Noun(4 words)

setdownsquelchsquelchertakedown

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More general

1 entries

derision

Translations

10 translations across 5 languages.

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German

2 entries

• Erniedrigung noun (insult or barb)
• Herabsetzung noun (insult or barb)

Hebrew

1 entries

• יְרִידָה noun (insult or barb)

Māori

2 entries

• himumaru noun (insult or barb)
• tīkai noun (insult or barb)

Polish

2 entries

• afront noun (insult or barb)
• obelga noun (insult or barb)

Russian

3 entries

• колкость noun (insult or barb)
• нае́зд noun (insult or barb)
• шпи́лька noun (insult or barb)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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When he called you a know-it-all, he meant it as a put-down.

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