demoted
Kicked downstairs professionally
Demoted is the past tense of demote—to lower someone in rank, status, or position.
The opposite of promoted.
A manager might be demoted to a regular employee after poor performance.
Sports teams get demoted to lower leagues.
He was demoted from captain to lieutenant.
The demotion is usually a punishment or consequence of failure.
Not selected despite eligibility
- sidelinedRemoved from participation
- reassignedAllocated to different duties
- transferredMoved to new location
- displacedShifted from proper location
replaced · fired · terminated · laid-off · dismissed · ousted · removed · stripped
Assigned lower rank
- benchedTaken out of action
- droppedLet fall downward
- scratchedMade shallow marks
- reserveSupply kept back
second-string · backup · minor-league · waived · traded · cut · released · optioned
Made to feel worthless
- embarrassedSelf-consciously uncomfortable
- ashamedFeeling guilt and disgrace
- disgracedBrought into shame
- degradedReduced in rank or quality
belittled · diminished · demoralized · deflated · crushed · defeated · rejected · slighted
Assignment to lower status
- downgradeReduce in status
- loweringMoving something downward
- reductionMaking something smaller
- declineDecrease or refuse
downshift · debasement · bust · degradation · step-down · displacement · reassignment · transfer
passed-over
Not selected despite eligibility
- sidelinedRemoved from participation
- reassignedAllocated to different duties
- transferredMoved to new location
displaced · replaced · fired · terminated · laid-off · dismissed · ousted · removed · stripped · bumped
relegated
Assigned lower rank
reserve · second-string · backup · minor-league · waived · traded · cut · released · optioned · reassigned
humiliated
Made to feel worthless
- embarrassedSelf-consciously uncomfortable
- ashamedFeeling guilt and disgrace
- disgracedBrought into shame
degraded · belittled · diminished · demoralized · deflated · crushed · defeated · rejected · slighted · insulted
relegation
Assignment to lower status
decline · downshift · debasement · bust · degradation · step-down · displacement · reassignment · transfer · repositioning
- sidelinedbenched, shelved, sidetracked, put on hold, on hold
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- careersdoctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse
- relegation battledrop zone, bottom three, survival, doomed, escaped
- selection statusselected, unselected, chosen, unchosen, picked
- workforceworkers, employee, employees, labor force, employer
demotedpromoted
Advanced in rank
elevated · advanced · raised · upgraded · fast-tracked
demotedpromoted
Advanced in rank
honored · rewarded · recognized · distinguished · celebrated