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minifying

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present participle of minify

Synonyms & Antonyms of minifying

as in reducing, lessening

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for minifying

abating,
decreasing,
de-escalating,
diminishing,
downsizing,
dwindling,
lessening,
lowering,
reducing,
subtracting (from)

abbreviating,
abridging,
curtailing,
shortening

compressing,
condensing,
constricting,
contracting

cutting back,
retrenching

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for minifying

accelerating,
adding (to),
aggrandizing,
amplifying,
augmenting,
boosting,
building up,
compounding,
enlarging,
escalating,
expanding,
extending,
hyping,
increasing,
multiplying,
pumping up,
raising,
stoking,
supersizing,
swelling,
upping

booming,
jumping,
skyrocketing,
spiking

bumping (up),
ratcheting (up)
(also racheting (up))

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“Minifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minifying. Accessed 19 Apr. 2021.

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