cheapeners
Things lowering worth
Cheapeners are people or things that reduce the value, quality, or dignity of something.
A person who cheapens a discussion by resorting to insults is a cheapener of discourse.
Mass production can be a cheapener of craftsmanship when shortcuts replace care.
The constant sales were cheapeners of the brand's prestige.
The word carries a judgmental tone, implying that the reduction in value is unwelcome or regrettable.
Reduced price offered
- markdownReduction in retail price
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- bargain-basementExtremely cheap or inferior
- cut-rateOffered below usual price
wholesale · overstock · devaluation · depreciation · undercutting · fire-sale · liquidation · rock-bottom
Corrupting by foreign substances
- fillersBulk-adding substances
- stretchersFrames for carrying casualties
- extendersItems that add length
- thinningReducing density or number
diluents · weakening · attenuation · padding · bulking · contamination · impurities
Of lower rank
- shoddyOf poor craftsmanship
- substandardBelow required quality
- flimsyWeak and easily damaged
- tackyVulgar or slightly sticky
low-grade · second-rate · shabby · tawdry · knockoff · imitation · ersatz · synthetic
Weakening by covert means
- degradationDecline in condition
- debasementDiminishing worth or purity
- diminishmentProcess of becoming smaller
- erosionGradual wearing away
corruption · tainting · sullying · lowering · belittling · demeaning · trivializing
discount
Reduced price offered
- markdownReduction in retail price
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- bargain-basementExtremely cheap or inferior
cut-rate · wholesale · overstock · devaluation · depreciation · undercutting · fire-sale · liquidation · rock-bottom
adulteration
Corrupting by foreign substances
- fillersBulk-adding substances
- stretchersFrames for carrying casualties
- extendersItems that add length
thinning · diluents · weakening · attenuation · padding · bulking · contamination · impurities
inferior
Of lower rank
- shoddyOf poor craftsmanship
- substandardBelow required quality
- flimsyWeak and easily damaged
tacky · low-grade · second-rate · shabby · tawdry · knockoff · imitation · ersatz · synthetic · fake
undermining
Weakening by covert means
- degradationDecline in condition
- debasementDiminishing worth or purity
- diminishmentProcess of becoming smaller
erosion · corruption · tainting · sullying · lowering · belittling · demeaning · trivializing
cheapenersenhancers
Things that intensify
elevators · enrichers · appreciators · upgraders · improvers
cheapenersrefiners
Facilities that purify substances
elevators · embellishers · polishers · beautifiers · improvers
cheapenersexalters
Those who praise highly
glorifiers · respecters · uplifters · champions · advocates