3K+ Words That Rhyme With DOWNGRADES

• the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

• the skilled practice of a practical occupation

• the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers

• a particular instance of buying or selling

• people who perform a particular kind of skilled work

• steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator

• an equal exchange

• engage in the trade of

• turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase

• be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions

• exchange or give (something) in exchange for

• do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood

• a sudden short attack

• an attempt by speculators to defraud investors

• search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on

• enter someone else's territory and take spoils

• take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock

• search for something needed or desired

• (plural) something that reminds you of someone or something

• (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun

• reduce the level of land, as by erosion

• reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

• lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

• a body of students who are taught together

• a relative position or degree of value in a graded group

• the gradient of a slope or road or other surface

• one-hundredth of a right angle

• a degree of ablaut

• a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

• the height of the ground on which something stands

• a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

• a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed

• assign a rank or rating to

• level to the right gradient

• assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation

• determine the grade of or assign a grade to

• wear away

• rub hard or scrub

• a speech of violent denunciation

• English tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945)

• walk (through relatively shallow water)

• a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year

• a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk

• a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle

• a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance

• a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

• march in a procession in a public place

• take a leisurely walk

• a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

• trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains

• make by braiding or interlacing

• decorate with braids or ribbons

• form or weave into a braid or braids

• leather with a napped surface

• a fabric made to resemble suede leather

• a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range

• a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view

• A multilevel parking garage.

• rank in a military organization

• someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw

• a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

• having deserted a cause or principle

• break with established customs

• orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia

• an orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves

• a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles

• win approval or support for

• cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm

• the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

• wait in hiding to attack

• any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock

• a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes

• a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits

• a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area

• mixtures of vinegar or wine and oil with various spices and seasonings; used for soaking foods before cooking

• soak in marinade

• guessing game in which one player pantomimes a word or phrase for others to guess

• especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

• a dashing young man

• something long and thin resembling a blade of grass

• a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

• a cut of beef from the shoulder blade

• a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)

• the part of the skate that slides on the ice

• flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water

• the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge

• a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer

• gradually ceasing to be visible

• become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly

• lose freshness, vigor, or vitality

• disappear gradually

• become feeble

• a ceremonial procession including people marching

• an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things

• a visible display

• walk ostentatiously

• march in a procession in a public place

• half woman and half fish; lives in the sea

• fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground

• surround with a wall in order to fortify

• (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone

• a large subtropical swamp in southern Florida that is noted for its wildlife

• move from one country or region to another and settle there

• move periodically or seasonally

• cause to seem less serious; play down

• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

• break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity

• cause to undergo fission or lose particles

• lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current

• a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side

• a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

• a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy

• prevents access or progress

• hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

• render unsuitable for passage

• obstruct access to

• impose a blockade on

• army unit smaller than a division, typically consisting of a small number of battalions

• form or unite into a brigade

• thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern

• weave a design into (textiles)

• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

• any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims

• exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

• go on a crusade; fight a holy war

• a period of 10 years

• the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

• escape, either physically or mentally

• practice evasion

• use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid

• a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile

• march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation

• to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate

• occupy in large numbers or live on a host

• penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way

• a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite

• a woman adulterer

• a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green

• an old or over-worked horse

• of something having the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green

• lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

• exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

• spread or diffuse through

• a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it

• a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot

• dig (up) with a spade