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Minimize

/ˈmɪn.ə.maɪz/

To make (something) as small or as insignificant as possible.

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📖 Definitions of "Minimize"

verb

1
To make (something) as small or as insignificant as possible.
2
To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.
"I didn't close anything, but I minimized all the windows so I could see the desktop."
3
To treat (someone) slightingly.

🔄 Synonyms of "Minimize"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
denigrateverb	(transitive) To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
belittleverb	(transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation.
derogateverb	(transitive) To detract from (something); to disparage, belittle.
understateverb	(transitive) To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.

↔️ Antonyms of "Minimize"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
amplifyverb	(transitive) To render larger, more extended, or more intense.
maximizeverb	(transitive) To make as large as possible.
magnifyverb	(transitive) To make (something) larger or more important.
exaggerateverb	To overstate, to describe more than the fact.
hyperbolizeverb	(intransitive, now rare) To exaggerate, use hyperbole.
overstateverb	(transitive) To exaggerate; to state or claim to a greater degree than reality.
overdrawverb	To withdraw more money from an account than there is credit; to make an overdraft

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Minimize"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
derogateverb	(transitive) To detract from (something); to disparage, belittle.
belittleverb	(transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation.
denigrateverb	(transitive) To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
understateverb	(transitive) To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
lessenverb	(transitive) To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
reducedverb	Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.
diminishverb	(transitive) To make smaller.
lesseningnoun	A growing lesser; reduction or decrease.
reduceverb	(transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
decreaseverb	(intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
shrinkverb	(intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
downgradeverb	To place lower in position.
downsizeverb	(transitive) To reduce the workforce of.
loweringnoun	The act of something being lowered.
attenuateverb	(transitive) To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
de-emphasizeverb	(transitive) To remove or reduce the emphasis from something; to make something less important; to play down.
abateverb	(transitive) To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
narrowingnoun	The process of becoming narrow.
narrowverb	Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
reductionnoun	The act, process, or result of reducing.