DEVALUED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

devalued

verb

past tense of devalue

as in reduced

to diminish the price or value of normally, significant damage would devalue an antique

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Recent Examples of devalued One reason Arendt’s letters with women are less available is simply that letters among women have long been devalued in philosophy. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026 Despite being more prevalent now than ever, Chinese cuisine is still at times stereotyped or devalued. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 So bond markets are demanding a higher yield to compensate them for the growing risk that their investments will be devalued over time by rising prices. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 France devalued its currency in 1927, the United Kingdom abandoned the gold standard in 1931, and the same year Germany imposed import restrictions and rationed access to foreign currency. — Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026 Creative labor certainly seems to be disappearing as studios experiment with generative AI, and artists and craftspeople are rightly afraid of being further mistreated, devalued, or replaced. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, with inflation surging as Cuba’s currency is increasingly devalued against the dollar, many people are struggling to even pay for food that could later go bad in a blackout. — Andrea Rodriguez, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 Such labor is so often gendered and raced—and accordingly, devalued. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026 Specifically, see 1933 and 1971 when Presidents Roosevelt and Nixon devalued the dollar. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

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Taps won't go dry, experts say, in part because Arizona has already reduced its water use over the years.

— Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
But for Deakins, the work is too dependent on the circumstances of a story, and the people telling it, to be reduced to any one method.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026

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