DEMOTED Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

demoted

verb

past tense of demote

as in reduced

to bring to a lower grade or rank the court-martial's decision was to demote the officer responsible for the failed mission

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Recent Examples of demoted An officer with the Porter County Sheriff’s Department who misused the county’s license plate reader system has been demoted, suspended without pay and faced other disciplinary measures, according to a release from Sheriff Jeffery Balon. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Ramirez was surprised and very upset when the team demoted him to Jacksonville in May, according to a team source. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026 Brendan Beck was demoted to Triple-A on Monday to make room for Topa, who recently signed a minor league contract with the Yankees. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026 Under Kentucky law, employers generally cannot retaliate against you for a workers’ comp claim, which protects you from being fired or demoted simply for seeking help. — Jason Phillips, Ascend Agency, 24 Aug. 2026 One reason why Pluto was demoted is that Pluto’s moon, Charon, is about half the size of Pluto, while all other planets are much larger than their moon (or moons). — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026 On top of being demoted out of the pole position for the swing tackle spot, Ford endured an ugly combination of plays in the first quarter. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 According to the lawsuit, Lee was demoted during and after her pregnancy. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Shortly after the launch, Soltys said, Getty Oil – which was a financial backer of the network – fired Scott and demoted Bill. — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026

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Obviously, that’s a fair assumption if his ice time is meaningfully reduced, and the same goes for Draisaitl.

— Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The development comes as the global shipping industry contends with attacks around the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, higher energy prices, and sharply reduced traffic through some of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

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Come the end of the season, Frank had been sacked and Tottenham only just stayed up.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The Jayhawks trailed by six and got the ball at their 11 with 17 seconds left, but Missouri sealed the 36-28 victory with a safety when Lorenzo Williams sacked Reesing in the end zone.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026

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