Antonyms for detract

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dih-trakt

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈtrækt

Definition of detract

Origin : early 15c., from Middle French détracter, from Latin detractus, past participle of detrahere "to take down, pull down, disparage" (see detraction). Related: Detracted; detracting.

verb take away a part; lessen

Example sentences :

Criticism cannot reach, envy cannot detract from, emulation cannot equal them.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 » by Various

One would not detract an iota from the achievements of these gallant adventurers.
Extract from : « Policing the Plains » by R.G. MacBeth

You think the interest of the love-business will detract from the interest of the homicide's fate?
Extract from : « The Story of a Play » by W. D. Howells

In no way did they detract from the dignified grace of the magnificent hall.
Extract from : « Islands of Space » by John W Campbell

But this problem could not detract from what had been accomplished on the bases.
Extract from : « Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 » by Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.

That it sometimes struck her as maniacal did not detract from its interest.
Extract from : « The Green Carnation » by Robert Smythe Hichens

Yet they were acquainted; and Rose sometimes wondered that he did not detract or sneer.
Extract from : « White Lies » by Charles Reade

But the admission does not detract from the genuine merits of the poem.
Extract from : « Jewish Literature and Other Essays » by Gustav Karpeles

The simplicity of the style does not in the least detract from the fullness of the charm.
Extract from : « Progress and History » by Various

A bell would be heard by the audience and detract from the performance.
Extract from : « The Art of Stage Dancing » by Ned Wayburn

Synonyms for detract

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