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| Main Entry: | minimize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make smaller; underrate |
| Synonyms: | abbreviate, attenuate, belittle, cheapen, curtail, decrease, decry, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, detract, diminish, discount, disparage, downplay*, dwarf*, knock*, lessen, pan, play down, pooh-pooh*, prune, put down, reduce, run down, shrink, underestimate, cut down to size, cut rate, knock down*, make light of, make little of, miniaturize, poor-mouth, underplay |
| Notes: | reduce means to cut down on; minimize means to make small or insignificant or represent as less important |
| Antonyms: | enlarge, overrate, maximize, overestimate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attack with words |
| Synonyms: | backbite, bad-mouth, bash, belittle, berate, calumniate, cap*, castigate, cut down*, decry, defame, derogate, discount, insult, knock*, minimize, nag, offend, oppress, persecute, pick on, put down*, reproach, revile, ride*, run down*, scold, signify, slam*, slap*, smear*, sound*, trash*, upbraid, vilify, vituperate, zing*, blow off*, cuss out, cut to the quick, do a number on, dump on, give a black eye, hurl brickbat, rag on, rip up, sling mud, swear at, tear apart |
| Antonyms: | acclaim, adulate, approve, commend, compliment, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | belittle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | detract |
| Synonyms: | bad-mouth, blister, criticize, decry, deprecate, depreciate, deride, derogate, diminish, discount, discredit, disparage, downgrade, downplay, knock*, lower, minimize, pan, put down, rip*, roast*, run down, scorch*, scorn, slam*, smear, sour grapes, squash*, squelch, take down, tear down*, underestimate, underrate, undervalue, write off, cut down to size, cut to the quick, dispraise, dump on, pooh pooh, poor mouth, scoff at, shoot down*, shoot full of holes, sneer at, take a swipe at, take down a peg |
| Antonyms: | build up, exaggerate, praise, value |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cheapen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | diminish worth |
| Synonyms: | abase, belittle, corrupt, damage, debase, decline, decry, degrade, demean, denigrate, depreciate, derogate, devalue, discredit, disparage, downgrade, drop, fall, lower, mar, minimize, reduce, ruin, spoil, undervalue, write off, beat down, lose value, mark down, render worthless |
| Antonyms: | appreciate, enhance, increase, raise, upgrade |
| Main Entry: | decry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | criticize, blame |
| Synonyms: | abuse, bad-mouth*, belittle, calumniate, censure, condemn, defame, denounce, depreciate, derogate, detract, devalue, diminish, discount, discredit, disgrace, disparage, downgrade, hit*, knock*, lower, malign, minimize, pan*, put down, rap, reprehend, reprobate, run down, slam*, traduce, underestimate, underrate, undervalue, vilify, write off, asperse, cry down, do a number on, dump on, mark down, opprobriate, poor-mouth, rail against, take away, take swipe at, throw stones at |
| Antonyms: | applaud, compliment, exalt, laud, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | depreciate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | belittle, ridicule |
| Synonyms: | abuse, attack, calumniate, censure, condemn, contemn, decry, defame, denigrate, denounce, deprecate, deride, derogate, detract, discount, discountenance, discredit, disgrace, disparage, fault, humble, knock, look down on*, lower, malign, minimize, put down, rap, revile, roast*, run down*, scorn, slam, slander, slight, slur, smear, spurn, traduce, underestimate, underrate, undervalue, vilify, asperse, clamor against, dispraise, find fault with, scoff at, sneer at, take down a peg |
| Antonyms: | approve, commend, compliment, exalt, laud, praise, recommend |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | detract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take away a part; lessen |
| Synonyms: | backbite*, belittle, blister, cheapen, decrease, decry, depreciate, derogate, diminish, discount, discredit, knock*, laugh at, lower, minimize, reduce, underrate, undervalue, withdraw, write off, cut rate, devaluate, disesteem, draw away, misprize, subtract from, vilipend |
| Antonyms: | add to, increase, optimize |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | diminish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | belittle |
| Synonyms: | abuse, bad-mouth*, cheapen, decry, demean, depreciate, derogate, devalue, minimize, pan*, put away*, put down*, run down*, tear down*, cut down to size, detract from, dispraise, dump on, give comeuppance, knock off high horse, poormouth |
| Antonyms: | compliment, flatter, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disclaim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deny |
| Synonyms: | abandon, abjure, abnegate, belittle, contradict, contravene, criticize, decline, deprecate, disaffirm, disallow, disavow, discard, disown, disparage, forswear, gainsay, minimize, negate, recant, refuse, reject, renounce, repudiate, retract, revoke, spurn, traverse, disacknowledge, divorce oneself from, turn back on, wash hands of |
| Antonyms: | accept, acknowledge, admit, allow, claim, own |
| Main Entry: | discount |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ignore; treat as insignificant |
| Synonyms: | belittle, brush off*, depreciate, derogate, disbelieve, discredit, disregard, doubt, fail, forget, minimize, mistrust, neglect, omit, overlook, overpass, pass over, question, reject, scout, slight, blink at, detract from, dispraise, scoff at |
| Antonyms: | attend, recognize, pay attention |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disparage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | criticize; detract from |
| Synonyms: | abuse, belittle, chill*, decry, defame, degrade, deject, demoralize, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, deride, derogate, discourage, discredit, disdain, dishearten, dismiss, lower, malign, minimize, pan*, put down, rap*, ridicule, roast*, run down*, scorch, scorn, slam*, slander, smear*, sour grapes, tear down, traduce, underestimate, underrate, undervalue, vilify, write off, cry down, dis, dispirit, dispraise, downcry, dump on, put hooks in |
| Antonyms: | approve, commend, compliment, flatter, laud, praise, sanction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | downgrade |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lower in opinion or rank |
| Synonyms: | abase, bench*, break*, bump*, bust*, decrease, decry, degrade, demerit, demote, denigrate, depreciate, devalue, disparage, humble, minimize, reduce, run down, set back, undervalue, write off*, declass, detract from, devalorize, disrate, mark down, take down a peg |
| Antonyms: | improve, promote, raise, upgrade |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | extenuate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lessen, mitigate |
| Synonyms: | decrease, diminish, downplay, excuse, justify, minimize, moderate, palliate, qualify, reduce, soften, make allowances |
| Main Entry: | lessen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lower, reduce |
| Synonyms: | abate, abridge, amputate, attenuate, clip, close, contract, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, decline, decrease, degrade, dilute, diminish, downsize, drain, dwindle, ease, erode, impair, lighten, minimize, mitigate, moderate, narrow, shrink, slacken, soft-pedal*, taper, thin, truncate, weaken, become smaller, de-escalate, die down, grow less, minify, roll back, slack up, slow down, take the bite out, take the edge off, take the sting out, taper off, wind down |
| Antonyms: | enlarge, extend, increase, raise, strengthen |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mince |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | euphemize, hold back in communication |
| Synonyms: | alleviate, decrease, diminish, extenuate, lessen, minimize, moderate, palliate, soften, spare, tone down, weaken |
| Antonyms: | reveal, tell all |
| Main Entry: | palliate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gloss over; cover up |
| Synonyms: | abate, allay, alleviate, assuage, camouflage, cloak, conceal, condone, cover, diminish, disguise, dissemble, ease, exculpate, excuse, extenuate, hide, hush up*, justify, lessen, lighten, mask, minimize, mitigate, moderate, mollify, qualify, quick fix*, relieve, screen, soften, soothe, sugarcoat*, temper, varnish, veil, veneer, vindicate, white, whiten, whitewash*, apologize for, gloze, make light of, prettify, put on a Band-Aid |
| Antonyms: | accuse, blame, condemn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | play down |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pretend as if something were unimportant |
| Synonyms: | belittle, hold back*, minimize, mute, restrain, soft-pedal*, soften, underrate, deemphasize, gloss over*, make light of, make little of, underplay |
| Antonyms: | blow up, build up, explode, play up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | put down |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | comment negatively |
| Synonyms: | belittle, condemn, crush, decry, deflate, derogate, discount, dismiss, disparage, humiliate, minimize, mortify, reject, run down, shame, slight, snub, write off, downcry, opprobriate |
| Antonyms: | build up, compliment, flatter, praise |
| Main Entry: | shorten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | diminish, decrease |
| Synonyms: | abbreviate, abridge, bob, chop, clip, compress, condense, contract, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, dock, edit, elide, excerpt, lessen, lop, minimize, reduce, retrench, shrink, slash, snip, trim, blue pencil, boil down*, cut to the bone, make a long story short, put in a nutshell |
| Antonyms: | amplify, elongate, enlarge, grow, increase, lengthen |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | weaken |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reduce the strength of |
| Synonyms: | abate, adulterate, break up, cripple, crumble, cut, debase, debilitate, decline, decrease, depress, devitalize, dilute, diminish, droop, dwindle, enervate, exhaust, fade, fail, faint, flag, halt, impair, impoverish, invalidate, languish, lessen, limp, lose, lower, minimize, mitigate, moderate, reduce, relapse, relax, sap, soften, temper, thin, tire, totter, tremble, undermine, vitiate, wane, water down, wilt, ease up, give way, lose spirit, slow down, thin out |
| Antonyms: | build up, strengthen |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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