The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ABASE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2025.
D Denigrate crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ABASE | 100 % | 5 |
Why may ABASE be the right solution?
The word "denigrate" means to criticize unfairly or disparage. "Abase" means to behave in a way that belittles or degrades someone. In this context, "abase" is a synonym for "denigrate," making it the right solution.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: D Denigrate
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- asperse
- badmouth
- smear
- abase
- downgrade
- rap
- denigrating
- minimize
- vilify
- dis
- knife
- knock
Crossword Answer definitions
ABASE verb- To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
- To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
- To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase.
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