distract, overshadow, diminish, hinder, tarnish, preclude, mar, undermine, spoil, impede, cheapen, hamper, heighten, deter, dampen, sully, accentuate, negate, jeopardize, outweigh, dissuade, discourage, impinge, emphasize, undercut, emanate, dilute, highlight, downplay, derail, disturb, belittle, overlook, trivialize, ruin, deviate, derogate, evoke, overemphasise, affect, denigrate, alienate, interfere, engender, impair, derive, reflect, disrupt, begrudge, complicate, underplay, stemmed, alter, underline, endanger, obstruct, faze, imperil, gloss, confuse, annoy, erode, supersede, overwhelm, belie, dishearten, lessen, disparage, provoke, overemphasize, distort, imply, daunt, exacerbate, enhance, allude, dimish, befit, obscuring, taint, endear, resile, insulate, amplify, aggravate, magnify, divert, underscore, equate, devalue, obviate, belabour, demean, intrude, becloud, politicize, notwithstanding, dwell, upstage, prettify, augur, differ, inconsistent, avail, cease, hostile, partake, be, con, im, inconvenience, none, particular, real, suffice, tell, want, wh, accrue, advanced, believe

uncomplimentary

bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down

take away