Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to detract
Participle: detracted
Gerund: detracting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | detract |
| you | detract |
| he;she;it | detracts |
| we | detract |
| you | detract |
| they | detract |
Perfect
| I | have detracted |
| you | have detracted |
| he;she;it | has detracted |
| we | have detracted |
| you | have detracted |
| they | have detracted |
Past
| I | detracted |
| you | detracted |
| he;she;it | detracted |
| we | detracted |
| you | detracted |
| they | detracted |
Pluperfect
| I | had detracted |
| you | had detracted |
| he;she;it | had detracted |
| we | had detracted |
| you | had detracted |
| they | had detracted |
Future
| I | will detract |
| you | will detract |
| he;she;it | will detract |
| we | will detract |
| you | will detract |
| they | will detract |
Future Perfect
| I | will have detracted |
| you | will have detracted |
| he;she;it | will have detracted |
| we | will have detracted |
| you | will have detracted |
| they | will have detracted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | detract |
| you | detract |
| he;she;it | detract |
| we | detract |
| you | detract |
| they | detract |
Perfect
| I | have detracted |
| you | have detracted |
| he;she;it | have detracted |
| we | have detracted |
| you | have detracted |
| they | have detracted |
Imperfect
| I | detracted |
| you | detracted |
| he;she;it | detracted |
| we | detracted |
| you | detracted |
| they | detracted |
Pluperfect
| I | had detracted |
| you | had detracted |
| he;she;it | had detracted |
| we | had detracted |
| you | had detracted |
| they | had detracted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would detract |
| you | would detract |
| he;she;it | would detract |
| we | would detract |
| you | would detract |
| they | would detract |
Perfect
| I | would have detracted |
| you | would have detracted |
| he;she;it | would have detracted |
| we | would have detracted |
| you | would have detracted |
| they | would have detracted |
Imperative
| you | detract |
| we | Let's detract |
| you | detract |
Verbs conjugated like 'detract'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'detract'
detrect,
retract,
attract,
betrack,
derat,
destruct,
detach,
detect,
detrain,
detrap,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to try to diminish the reputation of
- asperse, assassinate, backbite, badmouth, belibel, belittle, besmirch, blaze, blemish, blot, calumniate, calumny, cloud, cut down, defame, demonize, denigrate, derogate, discredit, disgrace, disparage, diss, forgab, infamize, libel, monster, reproach, scandal, shit-talk, slander, speak ill of, talk shit, talk shite, talk trash, traduce, trash-talk, vilify, vilipend, vituperate
- depreciate
- decrease, divert, lower, lessen, slander, discredit
Antonyms
- depreciate
- raise, increase, magnify, exalt
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French détracter, from Latin detractum, past participle of detraho.
Sample Sentences
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The improvement here patented consists in so arranging the parts of an ever pointed pencil case, that the point which holds the pencil shall be obtruded and detracted without having a slot in the side, which a ferrule and pin to draw it down, as is ordinarily done. [1846, editorial staff, “CHEMISTRY”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 2, Issue 13, page 102:]
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The Conan O’Brien-penned half-hour has the capacity to rip our collective hearts out the way the cute, funny bad girl next door does to Bart when she reveals that her new boyfriend is Jimbo Jones, but the show keeps shying away from genuine emotion in favor of jokes that, while overwhelmingly funny, detract from the poignancy and the emotional intimacy of the episode. [2012 May 27, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club:]
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That calumnious critic […] / Detracting what laboriously we do. [1604, Michael Drayton, Moses in a Map of his Miracles:]