Antonyms for deprecating


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dep-ri-keyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛp rɪˌkeɪt


Definition of deprecating

Origin :
  • 1620s, "to pray against or for deliverance from," from Latin deprecatus, past participle of deprecari "to pray (something) away" (see deprecation). Meaning "to express disapproval" is from 1640s. Related: Deprecated, deprecating.
  • verb belittle, condemn
Example sentences :
  • In a few moments she began to cast timid and deprecating looks at him.
  • Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
  • And he had executed an exchange of plates under Cornelia's deprecating eyes.
  • Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
  • The widow sighed, and shrugged her shoulders with a deprecating gesture.
  • Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
  • To be popular, art must be modest; but woe betide it, if it be in the least deprecating!
  • Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • "But she is my aunt, dear grandma," returned Emma, with a deprecating smile.
  • Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
  • He waved a deprecating hand about the ill-furnished laboratory.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 » by Various
  • "Still a child, I see," he added, with a deprecating shake of the head.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
  • The Governor looked at the one mast and smiled a deprecating smile.
  • Extract from : « Soldiers Three, Part II. » by Rudyard Kipling
  • Billy turned to the reinspection of his guest, and met a deprecating smile.
  • Extract from : « Blazed Trail Stories » by Stewart Edward White
  • I raised my hand, and shook my head, deprecating the conduct of the boys.
  • Extract from : « Breaking Away » by Oliver Optic

Synonyms for deprecating

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