belittle

verbCommon GRE wordMore B words

to make someone or something seem unimportant

In a sentence

Belittle in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing belittle in a sentence.

A good coach builds players up rather than belittling their mistakes.

Synonyms

Antonyms

praiseexalt

Keep going

marked by riotous, unrestrained revelry and drunken festivity

to pester or harass someone persistently

light, playful, and witty banter

to confuse or perplex thoroughly

threatening harm or menacing in a sinister way

to hesitate or refuse to proceed with something

to swell or puff out, or to increase rapidly in amount or size

lacking originality and so dull or commonplace

Common questions

Belittle (verb) means to make someone or something seem unimportant

Here is belittle used in an example sentence: "A good coach builds players up rather than belittling their mistakes."

Common synonyms for belittle include disparage, denigrate, deprecate, diminish.

Antonyms of belittle include praise, exalt.

Belittle is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.