Downgrade

/ˈdaʊnˌɡɹeɪd/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:17 pts9 letters

Definition of Downgrade

noun

A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
A downhill gradient on a road or railway.

verb

To place lower in position.
"The stock was downgraded from 'buy' to 'sell'."
To 'dumb down', reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts.
To disparage.
To reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.
To revert software back to an older version.

Anagrams of Downgrade

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "downgrade":

7-LETTER WORDS

adorned dowager drowned gowaned groaned wagoned wagoner wordage wronged

6-LETTER WORDS

adored dander danged danger darned dawned deodar dodger dogear downed downer dragon droned drownd gadder+21 more

5-LETTER WORDS

adder adore adorn adown agone

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "downgrade" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

DO...Words starting with "do"...DEWords ending with "de"All 9-letter words Unscramble "downgrade"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

defamedegradedemotereducerevertruin

Rhyming Words

abide abode abrade acaricide accede accolade acetaldehyde acetamide acetanilide acetazolamide acnode acrylamide actinide aggrade aide+5 more

Related Words

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