making a mountain
- molehillBurrower's earth pile
- exaggerateOverstate beyond truth
- overblownInflated beyond reasonable proportion
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- fussAgitated, unnecessary concern
trivial · inflate · magnify · escalate · peak · summit · climb · steep · boulder · earth · pile · heap · construction · buildup · obstacle · barrier · problem · snowball
- Insignificant thingstrivial, minor, small, tiny, negligible
scale of reaction to problems
making a mountaindownplaying
Diminishing perceived significance
minimizing · underplaying · trivializing · brushing off · shrugging off