demotes
Reduces in standing
Demotes is the third-person singular form of demote—to reduce someone's rank, status, or position.
The opposite of promote: The company demotes underperforming managers.
In sports, a team may be demoted to a lower league.
The word extends to any lowering in priority or importance: The update demotes older posts in the feed.
Assignment to lower status
- downgradeReduce in status
- degradationDecline in condition
- bustingForcibly breaking or catching
- strippingRemoving outer layers
lowering · displacing · deposing · unseating · dethroning · reassignment · reduction · reclassification
One who directs workers
- subordinateOne lower in rank
- employeeHired organizational member
- managerOne who directs others
- performanceCarrying out a task
review · termination · probation · reassignment · title · salary · position · seniority
Position in hierarchy
- tierHorizontal structural layer
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
- ladderPortable climbing frame
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
echelon · stratification · gradation · classification · status · standing · position · bureaucracy
Assignment to lower status
- benchingRemoving from active play
- lineupOrdered list of participants
- rosterList of members
- starterInitiator of action
reserve · minors · second-string · captain · squad · division · league · standings
Sadness from unmet expectations
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
frustration · dejection · discouragement · bitterness · setback · blow · loss · defeat
relegation
Assignment to lower status
- downgradeReduce in status
- degradationDecline in condition
- bustingForcibly breaking or catching
stripping · lowering · displacing · deposing · unseating · dethroning · reassignment · reduction · reclassification · transfer
supervisor
One who directs workers
- subordinateOne lower in rank
- employeeHired organizational member
- managerOne who directs others
performance · review · termination · probation · reassignment · title · salary · position · seniority · HR
rank
Position in hierarchy
structure · echelon · stratification · gradation · classification · status · standing · position · bureaucracy · organization
relegation
Assignment to lower status
starter · reserve · minors · second-string · captain · squad · division · league · standings · coach
disappointment
Sadness from unmet expectations
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
resentment · frustration · dejection · discouragement · bitterness · setback · blow · loss · defeat · disillusionment
rank
Position in hierarchy
corporal · sergeant · stripe · court-martial · dishonorable · conduct · battalion · regiment · command · insignia
- punishespunishes, penalizes, disciplines, chastises, castigates
demoteshonors
Recognition for achievement
rewards · recognizes · celebrates · commends · lauds
- demotic scriptEgyptian vernacular writing system