taking swipe at (verb) belittle: detract
Sinonime: bad-mouth, blister,
criticize, cut down to size, cut to the quick, decry,
deprecate,
depreciate,
deride, derogate,
diminish,
discount,
discredit,
disparage, dispraise, downgrade,
downplay, dump on,
knock*,
lower,
minimize, pan, pooh pooh, poor mouth,
put down,
rip*, roast, run down, scoff at,
scorch*,
scorn, shoot down, shoot full of holes,
slam*, smear, sneer at, sour grapes, squash, squelch, take a swipe at, take down, take down a peg, tear down,
underestimate, underrate, undervalue, write off
Antonime: build up,
exaggerate,
praise,
value