downgrade

Definitions

1. A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
2. A downhill gradient on a road or railway.
3. A reduction in quality; a descent towards an inferior state.

Equivalents

Examples

“[...] dynamic braking is fitted to the 99-ton, 55 ft.-long locomotives to help⟳ control⟳ these otherwise vacuum-braked trains on the long, continuous downgrades encountered on the coastal route.”

“Near-synonyms: degradation, worsening, deterioration”

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