minimize
Reduce to least
To minimize is to reduce something to its smallest possible amount or degree: We took steps to minimize risk.
In computing, to minimize a window is to shrink it to an icon or taskbar.
Minimize also means to downplay or represent as less significant than it is: Don't minimize my concerns.
Express with restraint
- trivializeMake light of
- belittleTo make something seem unimportant
- de-emphasizeMinimize perceived significance
- soft-pedalDiminish stated significance
play down · underplay · discount · dismiss · gloss over · brush aside · make light of · diminish
Remove unnecessary elements
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- leanLacking fat; incline
- conserveKeep from being depleted
- economizeReduce expenses deliberately
consolidate · simplify · automate · rationalize · prioritize · declutter · systematize · tighten
shrink
Decrease in size
curtail · downsize · cut · lower · trim · pare · prune · compress · condense · contract
understate
Express with restraint
- trivializeMake light of
- belittleTo make something seem unimportant
- de-emphasizeMinimize perceived significance
soft-pedal · play down · underplay · discount · dismiss · gloss over · brush aside · make light of · diminish · depreciate
streamline
Remove unnecessary elements
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- leanLacking fat; incline
- conserveKeep from being depleted
economize · consolidate · simplify · automate · rationalize · prioritize · declutter · systematize · tighten · budget
collapse
Sudden structural failure
tray · background · resize · thumbnail · fold
mitigate
Make less severe
control · contain · hedge · avoid · protect · insure · buffer · offset · neutralize · precaution
- computer termsbit, byte, binary, cursor, click
- sugarcoatingsweeten, soften, gloss over, whitewash, soft-pedal
- window controlsclose, resize, restore, move, tile
- Desktop InterfacesGNOME, Pantheon, Cinnamon, awesome, sway
- digital commandscopy, paste, delete, save, undo
- efficiencyoptimization, efficient, streamlining, effective, optimize
minimizemaximize
Increase to greatest extent
emphasize · highlight · accentuate · stress · underscore
minimizeexaggerate
Overstate beyond truth
overstate · magnify · overestimate · overrate · inflate
- minimize buttonInterface element that hides windows
- minimizer braLingerie that lessens silhouette
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