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What is another word for
make light of
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To minimize or moderate the seriousness of
To be excessively casual
To downplay something that is unfavorable or serious
Speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way
To fail to care for or pay 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
trivialize
US
undervalue
trivialise
UK
downplay
diminish
deprecate
misprize
minify
pooh-pooh
hold cheap
devalue
scoff at
de-emphasize
soft-pedal
tone down
discount
derogate
lessen
shrug off
treat lightly
depreciate
downgrade
denigrate
underemphasize
disparage
gloss over
laugh off
brush aside
detract from
discredit
scorn
deride
knock
soften
sell short
sneer at
put down
decry
deemphasize
ridicule
defame
mock
reduce
vilipend
pan
slam
run down
slate
rubbish
bad-mouth
do down
slag off
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
whitewash
deflate
detract
moderate
slur
cry down
mitigate
pour scorn on
asperse
make nothing of
laugh at
spurn
disdain
traduce
diss
dis
trash
disregard
slight
criticize
US
cheapen
vilify
poor-mouth
trash-talk
qualify
revile
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
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
tear down
take down
look down on
think too little of
look down one's nose at
marginalise
UK
demean
hold in contempt
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
miscalculate
mince
miscarry
not do justice
be wrong about
make a joke of
joke about
blast
flame
sneer
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
flout
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
humble
attack
contemn
disgrace
denounce
discountenance
fault
clamor against
find fault with
mark down
depress
sink
abase
demote
snub
attenuate
break
despise
cut
slash
high-hat
snoot
disrespect
humiliate
shame
drop
hate
curtail
knock down
abate
pare
declass
lambaste
cut down
cut back
bump
demerit
scale down
look down upon
disvalue
underprize
fail to appreciate
subordinate
insult
poormouth
set too little store by
object
frown
disapprove
discommend
expostulate
mudsling
devalorize
put away
give comeuppance
knock off high horse
sling mud at
sneeze at
walk over
jeer at
blame
bench
take dim view of
not go for
feel contempt for
chasten
dishonor
US
thumb nose at
pillory
execrate
smirch
foul
rail against
deplore
mortify
prune
dishonour
UK
inveigh against
reprehend
reprobate
fulminate against
excoriate
carp at
anathematize
cavil at
disapprove of
animadvert
lower in rank
dwindle
dent
deplete
downsize
downscale
ease
hold forth against
come down on
complain
tear to shreds
do a number on
opprobriate
snipe at
take swipe at
take away
throw stones at
hit
rail
lower in status
axe
UK
take something for granted
underappreciate
cause to fall
ax
US
pare down
roll back
shave
clip
slim down
de-escalate
ease up on
betray
prostitute
relegate
sell out
be untrue to oneself
abandon one's principles
beat down
drag down
set back
revert
scout
chill
abhor
abominate
regard with contempt
be contemptuous about
show contempt for
cast down
reduce to the ranks
kick downstairs
bring low
bust
crush
lower the status of
disrate
be allergic to
turn your nose up at
curb
deduct
rein in
subtract
taper
wind down
decrement
disgrade
drive down
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“These couples are conflict minimizers, choosing to
make light of
their differences rather than resolving them.”
Verb
▲
To be excessively casual
take lightly
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
▲
Speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way
scoff
mock
ridicule
deride
scorn
belittle
taunt
knock
laugh at
pooh-pooh
despise
dismiss
jeer
rag
scout
sneer
tease
flout
revile
sneer at
twit
gibe
jeer at
jibe at
make fun of
slag off
treat contemptuously
be scornful about
boo
contemn
disbelieve
discount
discredit
disdain
laugh to scorn
pan
poke fun at
rally
reject
ride
fleer at
poke mullock at
scout at
dig at
make a fool of
show contempt
take the mickey
make sport of
take the piss out of
bite one's thumb at
insult
scoff at
disparage
put down
slight
dis
jibe
denigrate
lampoon
skewer
roast
gird
shoot down
rag on
rib
kid
affront
chaff
razz
satirize
US
pillory
fleer
satirise
UK
hold up to ridicule
treat with contempt
flout at
dump on
josh
diss
disrespect
jive
hoot
banter
quiz
detract
humiliate
chiack
slur
slam
jest
heap scorn on
wind up
cock a snook at
goof on
make a monkey out of
bad-mouth
sling off at
outrage
malign
needle
decry
jape
abuse
asperse
torment
impugn
crack
caricature
burlesque
grin
underrate
travesty
swipe
leer
dump
snigger
quip
derogate
pour scorn on
gibe at
sledge
send up
make jokes about
show contempt for
turn up one's nose
run down
call names
rank out
sneeze at
cast aspersions on
treat disrespectfully
throw shade
sniff at
give Bronx cheer
put on
look down on
pull one's leg
quip at
laugh out of court
trash-talk
be sarcastic about
thumb nose at
hold in contempt
snicker
smile
laugh
vilify
detract from
lout
make a monkey of
joke
curl one's lip
guy
goad
bait
do a number on
smoke
fun
shuck
deprecate
have on
poke borak at
pick on
depreciate
minimize
US
diminish
spurn
vilipend
heckle
hector
trash
offend
minimise
UK
catcall
hiss
interrupt
annoy
provoke
cry down
play down
poor-mouth
talk down
be contemptuous of
hurt
barrack
aggravate
wound
laugh in the face of
treat with disdain
shout disapproval
shout down
shout at
upset
mortify
curl your lip at
make cutting remarks about
say contemptuously
turn your nose up at
jab
shout disapproval at
comeback
dig
hiss at
boo at
hoot at
blow raspberries
whistle at
snipe
catcall at
slander
blow raspberries at
slap
give the Bronx cheer to
give a hard time
poke fun
make a crack
libel
defame
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
irritate
calumniate
disoblige
abase
injure
miscall
mimic
slang
debase
blister
curse
degrade
be rude to
give offence to
step on one's toes
cut dead
cause offence to
hurt somebody's feelings
cut to the quick
haze
raz
cartoon
deflate
expose
unmask
make a game of
make someone a laughing stock
expose to ridicule
rail at
poke borack
show up
make a laughing-stock
hold up to shame
parody
fool
harass
bother
rot
wisecrack
jolly
gag
badger
pester
hassle
pull someone's leg
harry
fool around
hoax
yuck
yuk
spoof
mess around
plague
nudge
disturb
dog
squib
torture
persecute
bedevil
lead on
take off
snoot
snub
hate
high-hat
howl down
swipe at
set up
pull someone's chain
fool about
drown out
play a prank
play a practical joke
look down upon
make fun
pasquinade
censure
frazzle
kid around
get at
rail
imitate
reproach
criticise
UK
upbraid
twitter
criticize
US
make a joke of
hound
disregard
undervalue
hurl insults at
tear to pieces
cut down
snicker at
snigger at
flip
prank
divert
entertain
raspberry
pun
sally
smile at
irk
nark
gall
have a joke with
walk over
amuse
mess
get
nag
anger
stultify
look down one's nose at
feel contempt for
frolic
gambol
hack you off
hoodwink
trick
dupe
deceive
delude
beguile
get on the nerves of
be on the back of
rot someone
mess about
put someone on
play the fool
play tricks
play a joke
play a trick
get in the hair of
con
bamboozle
gull
cozen
play a joke on
shun
play a practical joke on
take a rise out of
get a rise out of
abhor
exploit
manipulate
maltreat
victimize
US
oppress
violate
spite
take in
flimflam
mislead
yank someone's chain
misprize
mistreat
antagonize
US
ill-treat
repudiate
misuse
wrong
spit on
turn back on
be contemptuous about
spit in the face of
turn down
turn up one's nose at
spit in the eye of
molest
harrow
worry
ill-use
impose on
martyrize
take advantage of
antagonise
UK
victimise
UK
do an injustice to
martyr
importune
vex
devil
gnaw
beleaguer
step on the toes of
sound
snap
go for jugular
hit where one lives
give no quarter
lay a bad trip on
flirt with
be at
more ❯
Verb
▲
To fail to care for or pay 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
set aside
clear
acquit
exculpate
absolve
exonerate
close your eyes to
vindicate
free
discharge
release
liberate
deliver
justify
slight
exempt
misheed
relieve
find innocent
set free
declare innocent
let off
take no notice
let off the hook
pay no mind to
sanitize
US
sanitise
UK
pronounce not guilty
disburden
let off hook
disbelieve
emancipate
wink
discard
dissimulate
skip
dispel
undersell
find not guilty
disculpate
wipe off
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
reprieve
loose
accept
shrive
lifeboat
bleach
wipe it off
let up on
spring
wipe the slate clean
go easy on
launder
amnesty
deal leniently with
have mercy on
be merciful to
make allowance for
let it go by
forgive and forget
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
contemn
disrespect
cut
dis
diss
look right through someone
dismiss
shun
put down
send to Coventry
blank
pooh-pooh
snout
deride
discount
despise
brush aside
repudiate
disparage
sneer at
ostracize
US
scoff at
ostracise
UK
look past
steer clear of
tell someone where to get off
belittle
undervalue
mock
hate
have no use for
walk over
coldshoulder
repel
decline
neglect
hold in contempt
look down one's nose at
turn your back on
turn your nose up at
turn up one's nose at
look straight through
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
slam-dunk
wipe
wave aside
make little of
undermine
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
abhor
abominate
regard with contempt
pour scorn on
chill
be contemptuous about
show contempt for
fail
vilipend
disobey
disesteem
disfavor
US
disfavour
UK
be allergic to
have contempt for
refuse to acknowledge
cut off
blackball
excommunicate
eschew
renounce
unfollow
cast out
break with
swear off
have nothing to do with
have nothing more to do with
give a wide berth to
disavow
turn away
have done with
other
not include
be exclusive of
not be inclusive of
refuse to recognize
refuse to abide by
wash your hands of
set aside
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
cut out
give the brushoff
snub one's nose at
look through
ice out
blacklist
desert
abjure
veto
abnegate
drop
forsake
disfellowship
unfriend
burn
leave off
bin off
not buy
give someone the push
give the elbow
give someone the big E
give someone the air
leave out in the cold
kick in the teeth
more ❯
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