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Minimize

//ˈmɪn.ɪ.maɪz//

Synonyms for "minimize" (87 found)

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Informal (11)

Name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Noun, verb, slang(4 words)

talk put down shrink prune

Verb, slang(4 words)

run down knock down bring down talk down

Adj, verb, slang(1 words)

General use (76)

Adj, adv, noun, verb(1 words)

Verb(38 words)

reduce diminish weaken debase depreciate degrade write off disclaim overshadow belittle decry denigrate deprecate derogate devalue think nothing of play down downplay hold in contempt devaluate

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bring low make light of sell short understate shrug off de-emphasize think little of set at naught make little of cry down make nothing of trivialize minify underprize speak ill of minimise underreckon bedwarf

Adj, name, noun, verb(2 words)

Noun, verb(17 words)

disregard abuse decrease laugh discredit disparage disgrace curtail downgrade flout underestimate underplay undervalue misprize underrate dispraise misestimate

Conj, verb(1 words)

Adj, noun, verb(2 words)

discount abbreviate

Name, verb(2 words)

shorten abridge

Adj, verb(2 words)

condense derogate

disapprove of take from de emphasize detract from bring into discredit reflect discredit upon derogate from set little by submit to indignity

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