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

To claim that any of these acts constitutes antisemitism trivializes real acts of antisemitism that threaten my Jewish community. —Laura Einhorn, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026

Newsom took a genuine moment and trivialized it with what seemed to be pure political calculation. —Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026

Promising Young Woman, her directorial debut, got off to an electric start before eventually collapsing under the weight of its own attempts to delve into rage at a world that normalizes and trivializes rape. —Alison Willmore, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026

But some at the top of the Blue Jackets organization were worried about trivializing war, even one that occurred nearly 150 years earlier. —Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026

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