downgrade
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈdaʊnˌɡreɪd/
:
pendiente
- Be careful when driving; the downgrade along the roadway can be slippery.
Examples
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The road sign warned of a sudden downgrade, advising drivers to reduce their speed.
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From there it's downgrade, all the way to Switzerland.
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It's stopped on a downgrade; it's a dip in the road.
Fiction book (1998) -
With $300 million in profit losses projected, a downgrade is looming.
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Mother started groaning and stumbling with the effort to brake on the downgrade.
Fiction book (1994) -
French Finance Minister Francois Baroin said the downgrade was "bad news" but not "a catastrophe."
Blog text (8) -
So, with Hyatt getting a severe downgrade in activity, the other big players are Starwood, Hilton, and Marriott.
Blog text (4) -
But for Wired to sink so low—that's a clear downgrade of the publication's stature.
Blog text (12) -
The steep downgrade on the mountain pass made the drive more challenging.
Synonyms
89
3.7
A movement down from a higher place to a lower place or a slope that goes down
69
3.2
How much a line or surface tilts from flat ground
19
4.2
A sloping surface that connects different levels
3
3.7
The part of a hill that slopes down to a lower level
A surface or area that slopes downward
A slope that goes down from higher ground, often a path or road
A slope or small hill that goes down
Antonyms
How Steep
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Downgrade combines down and grade, where grade means 'step' or 'level', like a school grade. So a downgrade is a 'downward slope' or part of a road that goes down.