Demotes

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular of demote: reduces someone to a lower rank or less important position.

“The new director regularly demotes underperformers and replaces them with fresh talent.”

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Synonyms

downgradesreducesrelegateslowers

Antonyms

promoteselevatesadvances

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Wordle

Ends in -OTES, the EMOTE sub-word is itself a useful Wordle candidate

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points, EMOTES is a parallel play option, hooks cleanly from DEMOTE with S

Words Related to Demotes

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Change a single letter of “demotes” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

demoted denotes devotes

Words you can make from Demotes

Shorter words formed from the letters in “demotes”.

demote emoted emotes modest deems demes demos demot desto doest domes dotes emote meeds meets meted metes modes moste moted motes smote somet steed

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