DE-EMPHASIZING Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

de-emphasizing

verb

present participle of de-emphasize

as in minimizing

to reduce in apparent importance you're at a point in your career where you can de-emphasize your academic record and emphasize your work experience

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Recent Examples of de-emphasizing At the very least, players and parents feel the university is de-emphasizing its support for lacrosse. —

Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2026 However, Sempra is in the process of de-emphasizing its LNG investments. —

Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026 Democratic leadership, Young said, has tended to scale up the division’s work; Republicans have often scaled it down, de-emphasizing voting rights and emphasizing religious-liberty cases. —

Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026 Old-line liberals have blasted the democratic socialist for de-emphasizing a police presence in favor of volunteers and contract workers armed with little more than overdose kits, notepads and phone numbers. —

Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026 The Giants also appear to be de-emphasizing Dart as a runner to keep him healthy, which could lead to him getting a higher volume of passing attempts in Week 15. —

Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025 Atmos Rewards functions as a third front door to Alaska/Hawaiian, intentionally de-emphasizing airline branding to enable expansion across the broader travel ribbon. —

Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 Critics argue that the Dalai Lama’s middle way, which prioritizes dialogue and reconciliation while de-emphasizing mass mobilization, has kept the movement from reaching its full potential and leveraging its explosive strength in the struggle against Beijing. —

Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025

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As with minimizing soil disturbance, this, too, helps tremendously with controlling erosion, increasing the carbon content of soil and conserving moisture.

— Special to The Denver Post, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
Ambush hunting enables energy conservation while minimizing the risks associated with pursuit; remaining motionless in water for hours also costs comparatively little.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026