- belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting - tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"
Antonym: complimentary (indirect, via uncomplimentary)
- slight, cold-shoulder - pay no attention to, disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance"
--1 is one way to dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun slight1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody