deprecative

1. 1.

   tending to diminish or disparage

   “belittling comments”

   “managed a deprecating smile at the compliment”

   “deprecatory remarks about the book”

   “a slighting remark”

   Synonymsbelittlingdeprecatingdeprecatorydepreciativedepreciatoryslighting

   Similaruncomplimentary
2. 2.

   given to expressing disapproval

   Similarcritical

Questions about deprecative

What does deprecative mean?

deprecative means "tending to diminish or disparage". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in deprecative?

deprecative has 4 syllables: de-pre-ca-tive. The stress falls on "pre".

What is another word for deprecative?

Close synonyms include belittling, deprecating, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is deprecative a common word?

deprecative is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.