Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigDictionary
are demoted
verb
To lower the rank or status of something.
synonyms
Exact(28)
Employees log long hours, managers relentlessly track progress, and the weak links are demoted or let go.
Law firm partners say that usually partners are demoted only after their performance has been reviewed and found wanting.
45 per cent of women find themselves offered less senior roles or opportunities, and eight per cent are demoted on their return from maternity leave.
In a sumo tournament, wrestlers in top divisions fight 15 matches and are demoted to lower ranks if they do not win at least 8 of them.
Most are demoted to hyperlinked endnotes or, worst of all, unlinked endnotes that require scrolling through the e-reader to access.
This figure doesn't account for women who are demoted, suffer harassment, aren't put forward for promotion or lose contracts if they are self-employed.
Similar(32)
Detectives were demoted.
He has been demoted.
Smith was demoted today.
R.J. had been demoted.
Both were demoted a year later.
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com