Antonyms for deprecating

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dep-ri-keyt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛp rɪˌkeɪt

Definition of deprecating

Origin : 1620s, "to pray against or for deliverance from," from Latin deprecatus, past participle of deprecari "to pray (something) away" (see deprecation). Meaning "to express disapproval" is from 1640s. Related: Deprecated, deprecating.

verb belittle, condemn

Example sentences :

In a few moments she began to cast timid and deprecating looks at him.
Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous

And he had executed an exchange of plates under Cornelia's deprecating eyes.
Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various

The widow sighed, and shrugged her shoulders with a deprecating gesture.
Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon

To be popular, art must be modest; but woe betide it, if it be in the least deprecating!
Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray

"But she is my aunt, dear grandma," returned Emma, with a deprecating smile.
Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth

He waved a deprecating hand about the ill-furnished laboratory.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 » by Various

"Still a child, I see," he added, with a deprecating shake of the head.
Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson

The Governor looked at the one mast and smiled a deprecating smile.
Extract from : « Soldiers Three, Part II. » by Rudyard Kipling

Billy turned to the reinspection of his guest, and met a deprecating smile.
Extract from : « Blazed Trail Stories » by Stewart Edward White

I raised my hand, and shook my head, deprecating the conduct of the boys.
Extract from : « Breaking Away » by Oliver Optic

Synonyms for deprecating

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