minimisations
Acts of lessening
Minimisations is the plural of minimisation, the British spelling of minimization.
The word refers to acts of reducing something to the smallest possible amount or degree, or to instances of downplaying significance: His minimisations of the risks made investors nervous.
In technical contexts, it describes optimization processes that seek the lowest value of a function.
Reducing workforce or scale
- cutbacksReductions in spending
- scaling backReducing size or extent
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- trimmingCutting away excess
shrinking · decreasing · lessening · curtailing · paring down · slimming · contracting · diminishing
Diminishing perceived significance
- trivializingDiminishing perceived significance
- understatementIntentional diminishment for effect
- belittlingExpressing contempt or dismissiveness
- diminishmentProcess of becoming smaller
discounting · brushing off · glossing over · undervaluing · marginalizing · disregarding · overlooking · deemphasizing
Making something less complex
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- waste reductionDecreasing material for disposal
- kaizenPhilosophy of incremental progress
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
refinement · decluttering · distillation · essentializing · prioritization · resource allocation · process improvement · value engineering
downsizing
Reducing workforce or scale
- cutbacksReductions in spending
- scaling backReducing size or extent
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
trimming · shrinking · decreasing · lessening · curtailing · paring down · slimming · contracting · diminishing · narrowing
downplaying
Diminishing perceived significance
- trivializingDiminishing perceived significance
- understatementIntentional diminishment for effect
- belittlingExpressing contempt or dismissiveness
diminishment · discounting · brushing off · glossing over · undervaluing · marginalizing · disregarding · overlooking · deemphasizing · deflecting
simplification
Making something less complex
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- waste reductionDecreasing material for disposal
- kaizenPhilosophy of incremental progress
elimination · refinement · decluttering · distillation · essentializing · prioritization · resource allocation · process improvement · value engineering
minimisationsamplifications
Acts of increasing intensity
increases · enlargements · expansions · augmentations · escalations
minimisationsexaggerations
Overblown claims or statements
overstatements · magnifications · amplifications · embellishments · overemphases