trivialize

verb

triv·​i·​al·​ize ˈtri-vē-ə-ˌlīz 

trivialized; trivializing

transitive verb

: to make trivial : reduce to triviality

The editorial tries to trivialize a serious problem.

trivialization

ˌtri-vē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

noun

Examples of trivialize in a Sentence

The news story trivialized the problem.

He is trivializing the situation.

Recent Examples on the Web

Too often, companies trivialize this essential question, reducing it to the hunt for a right price. —Esade Business & Law School, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026

But in only mentioning those two reasons, and not exploring more serious ones, Williamson trivialized the issue—and the lives of women. —Ellie Austin, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026

Uninformed influencers and physicians peddling products are trivializing the risks of hormones and are pushing hormones to prevent disease, when the harms of hormones vastly outweigh benefits for that purpose. —Patricia Bencivenga, STAT, 8 Jan. 2026

At times, Anderson trivializes the righteous ardor that goes into active, violent resistance, but there is nothing trivial in his portrait of shattered lives and relationships and of an American society shaken to its core. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for trivialize

• actualize
• antagonize
• apologise
• apologize
• capitalize
• categorize
• characterize
• commercialize
• conceptualize
• contrariwise
• criminalize
• decentralize