deprecations

noun

plural of deprecation
1
as in disapprovals
refusal to accept as right or desirable considering that he's a member of the old school, his deprecation of contemporary manners isn't surprising

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2
as in defamations
the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant she had low self-esteem, so she made up for it with a near-constant deprecation of other people

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Recent Examples of deprecations Economically, Google introduced more cost-effective AI models, while some competitors saw rising prices or model deprecations. — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deprecations
  1. disapprovals
  2. criticisms
  3. condemnations
  4. abuses
  5. disparagements
Noun
  • Its backers and architects say Proposition 45 will streamline CEQA review for certain building projects by imposing deadlines on agencies and courts to issue approvals or disapprovals.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Majority disapprovals were recorded among the remaining topics − all of which have dominated headlines in the last several months.
    — Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Definition of disapprovals
Noun
  • Former Vice President Kamala Harris shares some of your criticisms, clearly.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The prolific musician, actor and philanthropist, who died on Tuesday at 80 years old, always had a tongue-in-cheek response to criticisms about her larger-than-life sense of style.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of criticisms
Noun
  • Piker, whose inflammatory comments about American Jews have drawn condemnations across the aisle, has been a frequent flyer on the campaign trail and appeared with Michigan Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed before the state’s primary elections.
    — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The executions, announced Sunday, triggered condemnations by rights groups in the North African country that is divided between rival administrations, each backed by a set of militias and foreign governments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of condemnations
Noun
  • These were abuses of state power under al-Sharaa’s authority.
    — Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The Arakan Army now controls most of Rakhine and stands accused of its own abuses against Rohingya civilians, while a junta blockade has halted food, medicine and aid, driving hunger across the territory.
    — Lorcan Lovett, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of abuses
Noun
  • These disparagements cut to the core of southern manhood.
    — Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Definition of disparagements

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“Deprecations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprecations. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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