Synonyms of minimize

minimize

verb

ˈmi-nə-ˌmīz 

as in to dismiss

to express scornfully one's low opinion of

sore losers trying to minimize the other team's victory

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismiss
• diminish
• criticize
• denigrate
• derogate
• disparage
• discount
• belittle
• decry
• deprecate
• write off
• run down
• depreciate
• denounce
• talk down
• dump on
• dislike
• play down
• condemn
• diss
• cry down
• bad-mouth
• discredit
• poor-mouth
• trash
• vilipend
• kiss off
• dis
• put down
• trash-talk
• scold
• disapprove (of)
• abuse
• malign
• vilify
• censure
• discommend
• slander
• disgrace
• defame
• rip
• traduce
• slur
• reprehend
• asperse
• reprobate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• magnify
• applaud
• exalt
• glorify
• approve
• extol
• praise
• recommend
• laud
• endorse
• favor
• acclaim
• sanction
• indorse
• countenance
• extoll
• commend
• compliment
• eulogize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of minimize

Use plants well within your hardiness zone to minimize the risk of losing a full-grown hedge to atypical freezes. —Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025

In this case, following a low-FODMAP diet, which cuts out certain carbs that tend to create more gas and fluid in your GI tract, can minimize pressure on your intestines and the painful bloaty feeling that comes with it. —Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025

Connecticut residents are being warned to take precautions to help minimize the likelihood of a fire, as spring fire season is underway and numerous wildfires have occurred, according to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025

But the most effective ways to protect and preserve reefs is to minimize humans’ effects by curtailing pollution that washes into the ocean from land, ending overfishing and curbing the emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. —Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2025