DISRATING Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in firing

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verb

present participle of disrate

as in reducing

to bring to a lower grade or rank several noncommissioned officers had been disrated

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Noun

Things certainly aren’t going well when your defensive coordinator’s name is emblazoned across bedsheets hanging from your school’s fraternity windows, calling for his firing.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
Fear and loathing are running high as Hollywood processes Thursday’s shock firing of Bela Bajaria from her post as Netflix chief content officer.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of firing

Verb

While serving as a public health official, el Sayed wrote an op-ed in 2019 strongly supporting the Green New Deal, arguing that reducing greenhouse gas emissions will help improve public health.

— Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Together, the tools could help accelerate the development of more resilient electric motor systems while reducing the risks associated with critical material shortages, volatile supply chains and rapidly changing global markets.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Perhaps as quick as demoting a first-time OC after four games?

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
If the roster had remained unchanged before Judge’s return, the Yankees would have faced the possibility of demoting Jones or cutting a veteran such as Amed Rosario to make space.

— Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of demoting

Noun

His lawyers, making the motion for dismissal, argued that Kuznietsov was still an active duty soldier and as such was obligated by Ukrainian law not to speak for reasons of secrecy linked to national security.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Even if Chili’s dismissal is unrelated, an ex-employee is a good place to start.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of dismissal

Noun

On winding roads, its model-specific suspension tuning and focus on weight reduction translate into exceptional body control at speed without becoming brittle or overly rigid in slower, more technical sections.

— Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
Yet their willingness to talk, listen, and imagine what had seemed impossible helped lay the groundwork for historic nuclear arms reductions.

— Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of reduction

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