aggrandize

7 antonyms for aggrandize — opposites grouped by meaning.

Verb — To make something bigger or greater.

Synonyms by Meaning

To make something bigger or greater.

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To increase someone's power, status or wealth.

Opposites

debase degrade demean abase

To make something seem greater or more important than it really is.

“aggrandize one's accomplishments and downplay others'”

Opposites

deprecate depreciate derogate

debase degrade demean abase deprecate depreciate derogate

pad degrade dramatize aggrandise deprecate derogate debase embellish embroider demean lard depreciate