minimize
English Thesaurus
1. make small or insignificant (verb.change)
hyponym | : | hedge, |
definition | : | minimize loss or risk (verb.change) |
2. represent as less significant or important (verb.communication)
hypernym | : | inform, |
definition | : | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to (verb.communication) |
3. cause to seem less serious; play down (verb.communication)
hyponym | : | talk down, |
definition | : | belittle through talk (verb.communication) |
4. make small or insignificant (verb.change)
antonym | : | maximise, maximize, |
definition | : | make as big or large as possible (verb.change) |
derivation | : | minimisation, minimization, |
definition | : | the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position (noun.act) |
derivation | : | lower limit, minimum, |
definition | : | the smallest possible quantity (noun.quantity) |
5. represent as less significant or important (verb.communication)
derivation | : | minimisation, minimization, |
definition | : | the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position (noun.act) |
derivation | : | understatement, |
definition | : | a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | lower limit, minimum, |
definition | : | the smallest possible quantity (noun.quantity) |
6. cause to seem less serious; play down (verb.communication)
derivation | : | minimisation, minimization, |
definition | : | the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position (noun.act) |
derivation | : | denigration, deprecation, |
definition | : | the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | lower limit, minimum, |
definition | : | the smallest possible quantity (noun.quantity) |
7. make small or insignificant (verb.change)
antonym | : | maximise, maximize, |
definition | : | make as big or large as possible (verb.change) |
derivation | : | minimisation, minimization, |
definition | : | the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position (noun.act) |
derivation | : | lower limit, minimum, |
definition | : | the smallest possible quantity (noun.quantity) |
8. represent as less significant or important (verb.communication)
derivation | : | minimisation, minimization, |
definition | : | the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position (noun.act) |
derivation | : | understatement, |
definition | : | a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | lower limit, minimum, |
definition | : | the smallest possible quantity (noun.quantity) |
9. cause to seem less serious; play down (verb.communication)
derivation | : | minimisation, minimization, |
definition | : | the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position (noun.act) |
derivation | : | denigration, deprecation, |
definition | : | the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | lower limit, minimum, |
definition | : | the smallest possible quantity (noun.quantity) |
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