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👎 Disapproving 📉 Reducing value
depreciative

depreciative

7.5
Causing the value of something to fall
  • adjective
  • /dɪˈpriːʃəˌtɪv/
: depreciatorio
  • A depreciative trend in the real estate market concerned many homeowners.

Examples

  • The company feared the depreciative impact of rising inflation on its investments.

  • She warned about the depreciative effects of neglecting regular car maintenance.

  • Don't be so depreciative!

  • Her depreciative remarks about the project were unhelpful.

  • The accountant analyzed the depreciative effects of recent economic downturns on asset values.

  • Many investors are worried about the depreciative forces affecting the stock market.

  • The depreciative nature of constant criticism can harm a team's morale.

Synonyms

degradative
vsdepreciative
1 8.4

Causing something to become worse or to work less well

focuses on lowering monetary or general value rather than quality decay
depreciatory
vsdepreciative
  • Specialized
7.9

Causing money or goods to lose value

is more general, applying to value beyond money

Antonyms

appreciative
54 3.2

Showing thanks for someone's help or a gift

How Depreciative

ruinous
10 7.0
depreciative
7.5
detrimental
48 6.3
neutral
  • Specialized
5 5.2

Surface Forms

depreciative positive

Morphology

depreciative = depreciate (semi-transparent) = de + preci + ate + ive

The adjective meaning is a straightforward derivation from the verb 'depreciate' with the common adjectival suffix '-ive'.

Etymology

Depreciative comes from the Latin parts de- 'down' and pretium 'price', and is related to the everyday word price and the opposite of appreciate. So a depreciative trend or action is one that makes the value of something go down.