Words and phrases that have a meaning related to minimize: (172 results)
Antonyms:
amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolize, magnify, maximize, overdraw, overstate
Often used in the same context:
mitigate, lessen, reduce, avoid, maximize, alleviate, eliminate, prevent, counteract, insulate, minimise, ameliorate, neutralize, avert, forestall, magnify, optimize, curb, accentuate, heighten, downplay, obviate, stem, diminish, tamp down, relieve, protect, curtail, amplify, negate, quantify, ease, assess, rectify, ensure, offset, discourage, undo, attenuate, compensate, calculate, exaggerate, shorten, stave off, enhance, allay, eradicate, facilitate, limiting, rationalize, thwart, exacerbate, simplify, emphasize, streamline, lessoned, soften, sidestep, decreasing, create, defuse, outweigh, conceal, evaluate, safeguard, deaden, educate, quell, absorb, aggravate, assuage, deter, improve, diffuse, manage, adjust, simulate, conserve, expedite, remedy, inflict, inoculate, assure, lighten, isolate, underplay, encourage, dispel, stanch, deflect, prolong, remove, preserve, hide, overcome, soothe, preempt, erase, prioritize, remediate, restrict, sparing, adc, antenna, antennas, causality, coding, comparator, compressor, concentrator, controllers, converter, dac, decoder, directionality, dma, dsp, dual, floppy, formulation, function, graph, added, after, anticipated, conditioning, decrease, discretionary, eg, excessive, full, heavy, incalculable, inordinate, ive, janitorial, labour, lessened, minimum, nonpersonal, oppressive, peak
More specific:
talk down, trivialize
Appears in the definition of:
damage control, flood control, hedge, homolosine projection, least squares, leboyer method, leboyer method of childbirth, method of least squares, recoilless, shrug off, strip cropping, transposition
Synonyms:
Also try:denigrate, derogate, understate
— Nouns for minimize: time, load, costs, use, tax, powers
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