Antonyms of verb appreciate

2 of 5 senses of appreciate

Sense 4
appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue -- (gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!")
       Antonym of depreciate (Sense 3)
      => depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue -- (lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again")

Sense 5
appreciate, apprize, apprise -- (increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark")
       Antonym of depreciate (Sense 2)
      => depreciate -- (lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb appreciate

5 senses of appreciate

Sense 1
appreciate -- (recognize with gratitude; be grateful for)
       => acknowledge, recognize, recognise -- (express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us")

Sense 2
appreciate, take account -- (be fully aware of; realize fully; "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?")
       => understand, realize, realise, see -- (perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea")

Sense 3
prize, value, treasure, appreciate -- (hold dear; "I prize these old photographs")
       => see, consider, reckon, view, regard -- (deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do")

Sense 4
appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue -- (gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!")
       => increase -- (become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased")

Sense 5
appreciate, apprize, apprise -- (increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark")
       => revalue -- (value anew; "revalue the German Mark")

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