cheapened 1 of 2

adjective

as in compounded

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cheapened

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verb

past tense of cheapen
1
as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of a glutted market cheapened cranberries to the point where they were selling for less than what it cost to grow them

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2
as in degraded
to lower in character, dignity, or quality a politician who would cheapen herself by caving in to lobbyists

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3
as in humiliated
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes she really cheapens herself by shamelessly pursuing men like that

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Recent Examples of cheapened
Verb
It should never be cheapened into a pretext for a tariff policy built on dubious legal theories and personal grievances. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 The result is that sports are cheapened, perhaps irredeemably. — Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026 The failure to do so has only cheapened our nation and risks our future as a beacon for the world. — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026 In this way, Bad Bunny’s popularity has not cheapened his message. — Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025 The stock is still benefiting from having been dismissed and cheapened by prior fears of its search franchise being disrupted. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheapened
  1. combined
  2. reduced
  3. degraded
  4. humiliated
  5. debased
  6. deteriorated
  7. discredited
  8. incorporated
Adjective
  • The combined engineering of spatial, acoustic and visual experiences is, perhaps, still not fully appreciated.
    — Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026
  • For decades, Wiener shaped the Austrian art scene with her combined textile, photography, painting, and collage works, as well as through notable collaborations with the likes of Valie Export and Dieter Roth.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of combined
Verb
  • To help pay for its tax cuts, the act reduced Medicaid payments by a trillion dollars over the next decade, though it was designed to delay the full impact of the cuts until 2027, after this year’s elections.
    — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The agency reduced service earlier this year and has proposed more cuts in recent board meetings.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of reduced
Verb
  • The casing worked for the electrons but couldn’t keep protons at bay, which degraded the photon detectors.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Nothing has degraded more for Latino men, however, than the simple pleasures of life.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of degraded
Verb
  • One of its proof points was supposed to be Maine, where Graham Platner humiliated the party establishment, then himself.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But the Saudis, humiliated by their losses in Yemen, seem likely to lash out.
    — Kareem Fahim, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of humiliated
Adjective
  • The plates feature debased imprints of the same signature shapes, creating a dialogue with the glasses.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • That wasn’t its only subject; comedy and power and misogyny and creativity and intergenerational conflict and work ethic and, especially in its last few seasons, the debased state of the entertainment industry were all richly explored through lines.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026
Definition of debased
Verb
  • The central bank's monthly Survey of Consumer Expectations found that consumers expect inflation to be even higher a year from now, while perceptions about their own financial standing deteriorated.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • However, as Germany’s economic problems — slow growth, high inflation, rising energy prices — have worsened, public sentiment toward the newcomers has deteriorated.
    — Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of deteriorated
Verb
  • The arrival of Dutch elm disease not only ravaged these green spaces, but discredited the whole goal of aiming for such uniformity.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The issue here is not with this project, which is building something artistic and beautiful, but with a broader, pro-AI tech culture that has discredited AI and its public image.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of discredited
Adjective
  • New Mexico was an incorporated territory of the United States until becoming the 47th state in 1912.
    — Daniel Borunda, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
  • In addition to enabling Lenovo to build such a thin and light business laptop, the incorporated Frore tech means the AeroBlade has no vents on the bottom.
    — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of incorporated

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“Cheapened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheapened. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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