minimizes
Shrinks to least
Minimizes means to reduce something to the smallest possible amount or degree: The new design minimizes energy waste.
It also means to downplay or represent as less important than it actually is: He minimizes his own contributions to the project.
In computing, to minimize a window is to shrink it to an icon or taskbar.
Grows smaller in amount
- lessensMakes smaller in degree
- lowersDecreases or brings down
- curtailsReduces or limits
- cutsSevers or reduces
shrinks · diminishes · reduces · limits · restricts · contracts · trims · slashes
Presents as less important
- deemphasizesMakes something seem smaller
- soft-pedalsDeliberately minimizes significance
- plays downMinimizes perceived importance
- underplaysDeliberately de-emphasizes something
glosses over · brushes off · shrugs off · makes light of · talks down · downplays · deflects · sidesteps
Make light of
- demeanLower in standing
- disparageExpress low opinion of
- denigrateCriticize unfairly to harm
- devalueReduce perceived worth
discredit · underestimate · underrate · dismiss · diminish · deprecate · mock · deride
Reduces severity of
- easesReduces severity or difficulty
- softensReduces intensity or hardness
- cushionsSoft padded supports
- dampensLessens intensity or moisture
buffers · offsets · counteracts · neutralizes · tempers · moderates · mitigates · relieves
Makes more efficient
- simplifiesMakes less complex
- consolidatesCombines into stronger whole
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- economizesUses resources sparingly
lean · automates · refines · improves · optimizes · declutters · compresses · condenses
decreases
Grows smaller in amount
cuts · shrinks · diminishes · reduces · limits · restricts · contracts · trims · slashes · pares
understates
Presents as less important
- deemphasizesMakes something seem smaller
- soft-pedalsDeliberately minimizes significance
- plays downMinimizes perceived importance
underplays · glosses over · brushes off · shrugs off · makes light of · talks down · downplays · deflects · sidesteps · whitewashes
trivialize
Make light of
devalue · discredit · underestimate · underrate · dismiss · diminish · deprecate · mock · deride · scorn
alleviates
Reduces severity of
dampens · buffers · offsets · counteracts · neutralizes · tempers · moderates · mitigates · relieves · palliates
streamlines
Makes more efficient
- simplifiesMakes less complex
- consolidatesCombines into stronger whole
- efficiencyProductive without waste
economizes · lean · automates · refines · improves · optimizes · declutters · compresses · condenses · distills
- criticismscriticizes, disparages, condemns, denounces, censures
- distortionsdistort, distorts, deform, warp, twist
minimizesexaggerates
Overstates for effect
emphasizes · dramatizes · magnifies · highlights · accentuates
- minimize buttonInterface element that hides windows
- minimizer braLingerie that lessens silhouette
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