minimise
Shrink to least
Minimise is the British spelling of minimize.
To minimise something is to reduce it to the smallest possible amount or degree: We need to minimise costs.
It also means to downplay or represent as less significant than it really is: Don't minimise what she went through.
In computing, to minimise a window is to shrink it to an icon or taskbar.
Express with restraint
- de-emphasizeMinimize perceived significance
- trivialiseDiminish significance of
- belittleTo make something seem unimportant
- dismissSend away or reject
soft-pedal · underplay · brush-off · discount · marginalise · detract · undervalue · downgrade
Make more compact
- compactTightly packed together
- compressReduce volume by force
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
- concentrateReduced, potent form
shrink · tighten · constrict · narrow · densify · consolidate · abbreviate · truncate
Remove unnecessary elements
- declutterRemove unnecessary items
- simplifyMake less complex
- clarifyMake something understandable
- distillPurify through vaporization
refine · clean-up · neaten · tidy · uncomplicate · straighten · disentangle · hone
Reduce scale or staff
- restructureRearrange fundamental organization
- layoffsMass job eliminations
- redundanciesUnneeded duplications or repetitions
- cutbacksReductions in spending
cost-cutting · streamlining · outsourcing · belt-tightening · rightsizing · retrenchment · attrition · economising
reduce
Make smaller in degree
lower · cut · shrink · contract · downscale · pare · trim · slash · curb · moderate
understate
Express with restraint
- de-emphasizeMinimize perceived significance
- trivialiseDiminish significance of
- belittleTo make something seem unimportant
dismiss · soft-pedal · underplay · brush-off · discount · marginalise · detract · undervalue · downgrade · deprecate
condense
Make more compact
concentrate · shrink · tighten · constrict · narrow · densify · consolidate · abbreviate · truncate · shorten
streamline
Remove unnecessary elements
distill · refine · clean-up · neaten · tidy · uncomplicate · straighten · disentangle · hone · focus
downsize
Reduce scale or staff
- restructureRearrange fundamental organization
- layoffsMass job eliminations
- redundanciesUnneeded duplications or repetitions
cutbacks · cost-cutting · streamlining · outsourcing · belt-tightening · rightsizing · retrenchment · attrition · economising · divestment
minimiseexaggerate
Overstate beyond truth
overstate · magnify · hyperbolize · overdraw · blow up
minimisehighlight
Most notable part
emphasize · accentuate · foreground · spotlight · underscore
- minimize buttonInterface element that hides windows
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