Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word.

BELITTLE

Disparage  

The most appropriate synonym of the word "belittle" is disparage.

• Belittle means "to make someone or something seem smaller or less important than they really are."
• Disparage means "to speak of someone or something in a way that makes them seem less important or valuable than they really are."

The other words do not have the same meaning as "belittle."

• Portentous means "indicating or foreshadowing something important or momentous."
• Prescient means "having or showing knowledge of events before they happen."
• Tedious means "slow and boring."