Diminish importance

Synonyms for "diminish importance" (19 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Verb(4 words)

belittle contractcurriculum reprioritizationde-emphasis

Strong matches (6)

Verb(6 words)

decrease demean devalue downplaying lessenlower priority

Related words (9)

Verb(9 words)

minimization minimizepedagogical shiftreduce reductionrelative prioritysecondary statusshrink undervalue

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

10 entries

contextual changedecrease degradeeducational conceptinstructional designlessening lower reduce reductionsituational adjustment

More specific

17 entries

belittle de-emphasis deemphasize demean downplaying lessenlower priorityminimizationmodule deemphasispartial downgradingreduced emphasisshrinksubject deemphasistopic deemphasisunderrate undervalue

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Collocations

10 entries

academic diminishmentdeclining impactdecreased relevancediminishment in valuediminishment of emphasisgradual diminishmentloss of importancelower priorityreduced significancesignificant diminishment

Inflections

4 entries

diminished diminishes diminishing diminishments

Derivations

6 entries

diminish diminished diminishes diminishing diminishment undiminished

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