Sep 5, 2024 · 1. to reduce or keep to a minimum; minimize costs; minimize delays. 2. to underestimate intentionally : play down, soft-pedal; minimizing losses in our own ...

Synonyms for MINIMIZES: dismisses, diminishes, criticizes, denigrates, disparages, decries, derogates, belittles; Antonyms of MINIMIZES: magnifies, extols, ...

to make something seem less important or smaller than it really is: She accused politicians of minimizing the suffering of thousands of people.

To minimize something is to reduce it to its smallest amount — in size or importance. Other related words include minimal, miniscule, minute, and mini.

verb (used with object) · to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree. · to represent at the lowest possible amount, value, importance, influence, etc., ...

Minimizes is predominantly used in American (US) English ( en-US ) while minimises is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) ( en-GB ).

2 senses: 1. to reduce to or estimate at the least possible degree or amount 2. to rank or treat at less than the true worth;.

1. To reduce to the smallest possible amount, extent, size, or degree. 2. To represent as having the least degree of importance, value, or size.