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make light of
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To minimize or moderate the seriousness of
To downplay something that is unfavorable or serious
To ignore or pay no attention to
To disregard as unimportant or insignificant
To snub or reject someone or something contemptuously
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To minimize or moderate the seriousness of
minimise
UK
minimize
US
underrate
belittle
underestimate
understate
dismiss
underplay
play down
talk down
make little of
take lightly
trivialize
US
undervalue
trivialise
UK
downplay
pooh-pooh
diminish
deprecate
misprize
minify
hold cheap
scoff at
devalue
discount
de-emphasize
soft-pedal
tone down
derogate
lessen
shrug off
depreciate
treat lightly
downgrade
denigrate
underemphasize
disparage
discredit
gloss over
laugh off
scorn
deride
knock
sneer at
brush aside
detract from
ridicule
mock
soften
pan
sell short
put down
decry
slag off
deemphasize
defame
reduce
vilipend
slam
run down
slate
rubbish
bad-mouth
do down
pull apart
write off
take to pieces
hit out at
pick holes in
drag through the mud
do a hatchet job on
have a go at
set no store by
set little store by
laugh at
disdain
deflate
whitewash
detract
moderate
slur
cry down
mitigate
revile
pour scorn on
asperse
make nothing of
spurn
traduce
diss
dis
trash
disregard
slight
criticize
US
cheapen
vilify
poor-mouth
trash-talk
qualify
malign
condemn
abuse
lower
smear
criticise
UK
kiss off
roast
bash
cast aspersions on
rate too low
not do justice to
hold back
do an injustice to
treat as unimportant
think little of
reject
degrade
censure
rap
dispraise
contemn
calumniate
slander
undermine
wave aside
weaken
palliate
cock a snook at
brush off
scorch
dump on
take for granted
mince words
marginalize
US
blister
take down a peg
euphemize
undersell
disesteem
extenuate
underrepresent
flout
sneer
tear down
take down
look down on
think too little of
look down one's nose at
marginalise
UK
demean
be casual about
hold in contempt
not do justice
be wrong about
minimalize
temper
make light
underween
misjudge
knock off
debase
write down
bring down
poor mouth
pooh pooh
take a swipe at
rip
shoot down
squelch
shoot full of holes
sour grapes
squash
cut down to size
cut to the quick
mince
make a joke of
joke about
blast
flame
speak ill of
put hooks in
pull to pieces
impugn
speak badly of
tear into
libel
vituperate
backbite
devaluate
decrease
subtract from
cut rate
withdraw
take away from
give a lower profile
dumb down
attach little importance to
give little weight to
think nothing of
prettify
sugarcoat
underprice
repudiate
rebuff
wipe
slam dunk
ignore
hold up to scorn
treat with contempt
sniff at
turn up one's nose at
express contempt
neglect
pass over
put aside
refuse to acknowledge
overlook
shut eyes to
think no more of
push aside
sweep aside
turn a blind eye to
pay no attention to
take no notice of
forget about
turn a deaf ear to
have no time for
put on the soft pedal
blue-pencil
subdue
shush
hush-hush
go easy
taunt
jeer
dig at
make sport of
take the mickey
rag
rally
make a fool of
be scornful about
treat contemptuously
scout
gibe
poke mullock at
ride
twit
tease
poke fun at
jibe at
jeer at
bite one's thumb at
fleer at
take the piss out of
make fun of
scoff
scout at
show contempt
laugh to scorn
boo
despise
humble
attack
disgrace
denounce
discountenance
fault
clamor against
find fault with
shame
dishonour
UK
humiliate
dishonor
US
smirch
insult
abase
stigmatize
US
chasten
besmirch
stigmatise
UK
sully
blacken
tarnish
disrespect
scandalize
US
give a bad name
taint
stain
sink
scandalise
UK
reproach
bring into disrepute
assail
foul
injure
defile
besmear
blot
embarrass
drag through the mire
mortify
sling mud at
give a black eye
snub
lambaste
cast down
reflect badly on
soil
damage
bring shame upon
do a number on
muckrake
spot
berate
fling mud at
bring shame on
spread scandal about
cast a slur on
run smear campaign
tar and feather
throw mud at
spoil
pummel
US
bag
blotch
inveigh against
bring discredit to
breathe on
speak evil of
mudsling
pummelled
UK
lay into
rip up and down
befoul
crush
pillory
hammer
skewer
affront
bring low
opprobriate
throw brickbats at
rail against
fulminate against
offend
lower the status of
demote
blame
cut down
monster
excoriate
jump on
reprehend
spread lies about
blacken the name of
reprobate
sully the reputation of
lampoon
gird
abash
bemean
poison
show up
put away
put to shame
take down a peg or two
turn your nose up at
castigate
rebuke
outrage
blacken the reputation of
wound
downcry
savage
reprove
upbraid
condescend
conduct a smear campaign against
abhor
hate
deign
execrate
disapprove
curse
slap
deplore
snoot
slag
prostitute
hit
anathematize
denunciate
dehumanize
US
badmouth
skin
dehumanise
UK
compromise
prejudice
blemish
cavil at
chagrin
break
carp at
high-hat
own
mark down
disfavour
UK
disfavor
US
bring shame to
desecrate
come down on
show contempt for
tear to shreds
cause to lose face
sling mud
find fault
blacken someone's name
call down
put in a bad light
rip up
look down upon
turn up one's nose
knock down
hold up to ridicule
quip at
be contemptuous about
put someone in their place
curl your lip at
rank out
sneeze at
make someone eat humble pie
make someone eat crow
rag on
give Bronx cheer
hoot
poormouth
object
discommend
expostulate
frown
question
bastardize
US
disvalue
mistrust
comment negatively
backstab
lower in rank
not go for
animadvert
disapprove of
lower in status
attaint
blackguard
ruin
give comeuppance
knock off high horse
take dim view of
lambast
subordinate
stoop
complain
snipe at
rail
tear to pieces
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
scathe
relegate
hold forth against
betray
descend
talk trash
bastardise
UK
profane
misbid
misrespect
take a dig at
give a bad name to
lose face
lower someone's status
lower someone's dignity
shun
underprize
nag
potshot
scold
belabor
US
drag through mud
drag someone's name through the mud
take away
get one's comeuppance
take swipe at
throw stones at
drag down
snicker
smile
sell out
jibe
declass
mess with
persecute
oppress
make jokes about
be untrue to oneself
beat down
fail to appreciate
set too little store by
abandon one's principles
belabour
UK
zing
hose
slang
miscall
laugh
bump
set back
revert
score off
show in bad light
bust
reduce to the ranks
kick downstairs
flay
spit on
heap scorn on
turn back on
spit in the face of
turn down
spit in the eye of
be rude to
call names
blow off
vituperate against
shout at
cuss out
swear at
carp
stultify
maul
cavil
demonize
US
crack
fleer
caricature
jest
burlesque
travesty
swipe
dump
satirize
US
grin
leer
jive
dig
jinx
be hostile to
argue against
take issue with
object to
take exception to
nitpick over
find lacking
demonise
UK
misrepresent
expose
disrate
belie
blaspheme
strumpet
plaster
snigger
satirise
UK
set up
reprimand
discomfit
abominate
regard with contempt
dress down
chastise
make cutting remarks about
have a crack at
say contemptuously
gibe at
be contemptuous of
silence
upset
overcome
give something a battering
give a bad press to
pick to pieces
nit-pick
chide
curl one's lip
strike dumb
pull down
ruin the reputation of
damage someone's reputation
destroy someone's credibility
bring into disfavour
show in a bad light
objurgate
tell lies about
settle someone's hash
pop one's balloon
make one feel small
put one away
fix someone's wagon
bring down a peg
make eat dirt
force to eat humble pie
be allergic to
blacken the character of
run a smear campaign against
criticize unfairly
arraign
slash
bad mouth
give black eye
sully someone's reputation
dispirit
defame someone's character
cow
cane
proscribe
frame
punish
discourage
dishearten
disconcert
dismay
flatten
judge
pronounce
name
adjudge
take to task
take the wind out of your sails
knock the stuffing out of
let wind out of sails
puncture balloon
debunk
kick in the teeth
destroy
dash
quash
let down easy
let someone have it
give someone a bad press
give something a bad press
declare unfit
send up
point finger at
hang something on
blow whistle on
send up the river
thumbs down on
pin it on
lay at one's door
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“These couples are conflict minimizers, choosing to
make light of
their differences rather than resolving them.”
Verb
▲
To downplay something that is unfavorable or serious
sugarcoat
cover up
whitewash
minimize
US
downplay
understate
extenuate
belie
palliate
rationalize
US
justify
varnish
gloss
rationalise
UK
minimise
UK
gloss over
explain away
gloze over
brush aside
soft-pedal
de-emphasize
smooth over
play down
shrug off
brush something under the carpet
conceal
veil
cloak
suppress
camouflage
hide
mask
obscure
cover
screen
hush up
sweep under the carpet
keep dark
sweep under the rug
keep secret
disguise
veneer
airbrush
paper over
draw a veil over
pull a veil over
shroud
occult
blanket
give a false idea of
give a false account of
dissemble
falsify
dissimulate
misrepresent
masquerade
simulate
feign
secrete
bluff
affect
sham
fake
put on an act
put up a front
put on a front
be dishonest about
put up a smoke screen
put on a false front
keep quiet about
keep a lid on
dress up
Verb
▲
To ignore or pay no attention to
blow off
avoid
dismiss
ignore
neglect
shun
slough off
pay no attention to
overlook
disregard
discount
skip
shirk
bypass
overpass
abandon
forsake
discard
pretermit
omit
defer
contemn
desert
trifle with
let go
gloss over
turn back on
procrastinate over
fail to care for
slur over
be irresponsible
brush aside
scant
be lax about
leave alone
evade
be indifferent
be negligent
depreciate
laugh off
overleap
not care for
leave something undone
turn your back on
underestimate
brush off
tune out
not attend to
be remiss
postpone
lose sight of
throw to the winds
procrastinate
pass up
not care
pay little attention to
be careless
skimp on
let something slide
let pass
have nothing to do with
miss
take no notice of
reject
live with
keep your distance
be remiss about
fail to provide for
pass over
fail to look after
keep at arm's length
elide
pay no heed to
not trouble oneself
think little of
be remiss in
look the other way
turn a deaf ear to
pay no mind
set aside
be derelict
shrug off
more ❯
Verb
▲
To disregard as unimportant or insignificant
shrug off
condone
discount
disregard
excuse
forgive
ignore
overlook
overpass
pardon
remit
whitewash
blink at
gloss over
gloze over
paper over
pass over
wink at
dismiss
forget
minimise
UK
minimize
US
pooh-pooh
reject
brush aside
brush off
shake off
treat lightly
pay no heed to
let go
shut eyes to
turn a blind eye to
tune out
pay no attention to
let pass
take no account of
take no notice of
live with
look the other way
turn a deaf ear to
pay no mind
varnish over
sweep under the carpet
sweep under the rug
downplay
soft-pedal
deal rapidly with
de-emphasize
treat as unimportant
put up with
grin and bear it
not take into consideration
stomach
look past
swim with the tide
sink
be oblivious to
make allowances for
take
let bygones be bygones
go along with
stand for
connive at
let something slide
turn blind eye to
wipe slate clean
roll with punches
spare
play past
let someone off with
bury
deliberately ignore
bear with
let something ride
neglect
omit
slur over
bypass
unheed
blank
contemn
unmind
connive
miss
turn a deaf ear
let off easy
send to Coventry
turn a blind eye
laugh off
write off
leave out of account
brush away
cold-shoulder
leave be
not listen
set aside
clear
acquit
absolve
exonerate
exculpate
close your eyes to
free
vindicate
release
discharge
liberate
let off
deliver
reprieve
exempt
amnesty
justify
relieve
slight
misheed
find innocent
take no notice
let off the hook
pay no mind to
sanitize
US
sanitise
UK
set free
forgive and forget
declare innocent
pronounce not guilty
disburden
let off hook
disbelieve
wink
discard
dissimulate
skip
dispel
undersell
loose
doubt
evade
exclude
avoid
play down
lay aside
take with a pinch of salt
give no credence to
let it go
turn your back on
turn deaf ear
not take into account
fail to notice
turn back on
push aside
look through
bury one's head in sand
dispense with
never mind
turn blind eye
shrive
lifeboat
bleach
wipe it off
let up on
spring
wipe the slate clean
go easy on
launder
emancipate
disculpate
find not guilty
accept
deal leniently with
have mercy on
be merciful to
make allowance for
let it go by
more ❯
Verb
▲
To snub or reject someone or something contemptuously
slight
snub
disdain
scorn
spurn
ignore
reject
disregard
rebuff
snoot
stiff
repulse
scout
misprize
cold-shoulder
high-hat
stiff-arm
give someone the brush-off
freeze out
sniff at
brush off
cut dead
give the cold shoulder
look down on
give someone the go-by
knock back
give the brush
treat with contempt
sneeze at
treat disrespectfully
take no notice of
look down upon
blink at
show disrespect
show disrespect for
shrug off
turn back on
not give time of day
turn deaf ear to
give the cold shoulder to
disrespect
contemn
cut
dis
diss
look right through someone
dismiss
shun
put down
send to Coventry
blank
snout
pooh-pooh
deride
despise
discount
brush aside
repudiate
disparage
ostracize
US
sneer at
scoff at
ostracise
UK
look past
steer clear of
tell someone where to get off
belittle
hate
undervalue
mock
have no use for
walk over
coldshoulder
repel
decline
neglect
hold in contempt
turn your back on
turn up one's nose at
turn your nose up at
look straight through
look down one's nose at
give the bum's rush
revile
jilt
refuse
avoid
jeer at
straight-arm
fend off
balk at
feel contempt for
exclude
drive away
shut out
hand someone the frozen mitt
play down
pretend not to see
thumb nose at
turn up one's nose
act cool
turn down
refuse to entertain
make unwelcome
deprecate
denigrate
diminish
ridicule
discredit
wipe
wave aside
make little of
undermine
slam dunk
discard
disclaim
disown
keep at a distance
keep at arm's length
keep at bay
express contempt
flout
tell someone to get lost
shut eyes to
brush away
let pass
pass over
pay no mind
turn a deaf ear
take lightly
turn a blind eye
laugh off
pay no attention to
pay no heed to
overlook
look the other way
sweep aside
cast aside
defy
hold up to scorn
fail
vilipend
disobey
disesteem
disfavor
US
disfavour
UK
abhor
have contempt for
refuse to acknowledge
abominate
regard with contempt
pour scorn on
show contempt for
be allergic to
be contemptuous about
blackball
cut off
leave out in the cold
blacklist
excommunicate
other
unfollow
cast out
break with
swear off
have nothing to do with
have nothing more to do with
give a wide berth to
give the brushoff
give someone the big E
snub one's nose at
give someone the air
disavow
not include
be exclusive of
not be inclusive of
eschew
turn away
renounce
have done with
leave out
wash your hands of
set aside
refuse to recognize
refuse to abide by
throw cold water on
pour cold water on
put aside
put out of your mind
bilk
ditch
stay clear of
stay shy of
give the runaround
turn away from
have no part in
stand aloof from
keep one's distance from
body-swerve
keep clear of
have no part of
fight shy of
keep away from
not touch
recoil from
leave alone
shy from
palm off
shrink from
give a wide berth
pass up
shy away from
shake off
chill
cut out
look through
ice out
desert
abjure
abnegate
drop
forsake
disfellowship
unfriend
leave off
bin off
give someone the push
give the elbow
kick in the teeth
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make light of
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