Minimize

/ˈmɪn.ɪ.maɪz/

Synonyms for "minimize" (183 found)

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Closest matches (37)

abbreviate abridge abuse bedwarf belittlebring downbring into discreditbring lowcondensecry downcurtailcut downde emphasizede-emphasize debase decrease decry degrade deprecate

Verb(14 words)

alleviates anneal belittle belittled belittles compressing contain curtail decrease demayanize demoted denigrate denigrated denigrates

Noun(4 words)

belittling circumscribing decreasing denigrating

Strong matches (55)

depreciate derogatederogate fromdetract fromdevaluate devalue diminishdisapprove ofdisclaim discount discredit disgrace disparage dispraise disregard downgrade downplay dwarf flouthold in contempt

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knockknock downlaugh lessen

Verb(18 words)

derides derogate diminishdiminish importancediminishesdismiss findingsdisparageddisregard artdisregarded downplay downplayed downplays dwarfed effacing glossedignore rules guidelinelimit lower

Noun(11 words)

diminishing discounts disregarddisregard artworksdisregard biologydisregard energydisvalue downplaying gloss glosses glossing

Adjective(2 words)

disparagingextreme value

Related words (91)

Adjective(6 words)

lower energy stateobscureslight influencesmall producer levelultrasmall scaleultrasmaller

Verb(27 words)

lower potential energyminimise mitigate mitigating optimize optimizes opts palliates piffling reducereduce emphasisreduces restrict ridiculed shrugged simplifies slighted trifled trivialize trivialized

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trivializes underplayed underplays understate understated understates zenned

make light ofmake little ofmake nothing ofminify misestimate misprize overshadow playplay downpruneput downreducereflect discredit uponrun downsell shortset at naughtset little byshorten shrinkshrug off

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slight smoothspeak ill ofsubmit to indignitytake fromtalktalk downthink little ofthink nothing oftrivialize underestimate underplay underprize underrate underreckon undervalue weakenwrite off

Noun(20 words)

menkent minimizingminimum amountminimum scoreminorsmore conservedshow disregardsingle push designslighting slightssmooth oversnubs trifle trifles trivializing underplaying underselling understatingutter nonentitywillful ignore

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More general

9 entries

belittle decrease disparage inform lessen lower minifypick atreduce

More specific

8 entries

budget trimmingcost cutglobal minimumhazard reductionlocal minimumrisk reductionsafety measuressize reduction

Collocations

6 entries

minimize costsminimize distractionsminimize errorsminimize impactminimize riskminimize waste

Inflections

3 entries

minimized minimizes minimizing

Derivations

3 entries

minimizable minimization minimizer

Antonyms

1 entries

maximize

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

It may be impossible to get a completely error-free corpus due to the nature of this kind of collaborative effort. However, if we encourage members to contribute sentences in their own languages rather than experiment in languages they are learning, we might be able to minimize errors.

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A new initiative strives to minimize the number of accidents.

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I want to minimize the chances of another accident.

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I want to minimize the chances of another incident.

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