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To minimize or moderate the seriousness of
To belittle or downplay, underestimate, undervalue, or marginalize in representation or importance
To ignore or pay no attention to
To denigrate or disparage someone or something
To downplay or minimize the severity of something
To disregard as unimportant or insignificant
To dismiss idly with contempt or derision
To snub or reject someone or something contemptuously
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To minimize or moderate the seriousness of
minimises
UK
minimizes
US
underrates
belittles
underestimates
understates
dismisses
underplays
plays down
talks down
makes little of
takes lightly
hold cheap
trivializes
US
undervalues
trivialises
UK
downplays
soft-pedals
de-emphasizes
devalues
diminishes
tones down
minifies
underemphasizes
glosses over
shrugs off
lessens
misprizes
deprecates
softens
deemphasizes
reduces
downgrades
sets little store by
pooh-poohs
brushes aside
sets no store by
depreciates
discounts
whitewashes
moderates
sells short
makes nothing of
derogates
mitigates
scoffs at
laughs off
holds back
detracts from
does an injustice to
treats lightly
rates too low
disparages
qualifies
vilipends
cheapens
weakens
minces words
euphemizes
thinks too little of
treats as unimportant
takes for granted
thinks little of
disesteems
extenuates
holds in contempt
deflates
minimalizes
brushes off
makes light
tempers
puts down
slights
minces
makes a joke of
jokes about
disregards
misjudges
underweens
looks down on
decries
thinks nothing of
gives a lower profile
undertones
dumbs down
attaches little importance to
gives little weight to
discredits
denigrates
defames
knocks
lowers
palliates
undermines
shushes
blue-pencils
goes easy
subdues
puts on the soft pedal
withdraws
subtracts from
laughs at
cuta rate
takes away from
backbites
detracts
blisters
decreases
devaluates
writes off
undersells
underrepresents
underprices
rationalizes
US
sugarcoats
justifies
rationalises
UK
explains away
brushes something under the carpet
sets too little store by
fails to appreciate
prettifies
softens up
covers up
candy-coats
underreports
belies
under-declares
under-publicizes
glosses
varnishes
glozes over
smooths over
more ❯
“These couples are conflict minimizers, choosing to
make light of
their differences rather than resolving them.”
Verb
▲
To belittle or downplay, underestimate, undervalue, or marginalize in representation or importance
underrepresents
understates
undersells
diminishes
lessens
plays down
cheapens
underprices
undercuts
Verb
▲
To ignore or pay no attention to
blows off
avoids
dismisses
ignores
neglects
shuns
sloughs off
pays no attention to
disregards
overlooks
discounts
rejects
spurns
minimizes
US
belittles
flouts
trivializes
US
brushes off
minimises
UK
passes over
pooh-poohs
takes no notice of
turns a deaf ear to
has no time for
thinks no more of
shuts eyes to
pushes aside
scoffs at
puts aside
shrugs off
forgets about
trivialises
UK
turns a blind eye to
waves aside
refuses to acknowledge
plays down
laughs off
sweeps aside
brushes aside
Verb
▲
To denigrate or disparage someone or something
devalues
belittles
undervalues
deprecates
derogates
denigrates
decries
underrates
underestimates
discredits
disparages
trivialises
UK
trivializes
US
defames
knocks
misprizes
slates
detracts
pans
derides
scorns
rubbishes
traduces
slams
deflates
debases
runs down
pooh-poohs
scoffs at
bad-mouths
writes off
detracts from
sells short
puts down
treats lightly
slags off
cries down
pulls apart
does down
hold cheap
sneers at
writes down
has a go at
brings down
does a hatchet job on
hits out at
knocks off
picks holes in
takes down
takes to pieces
drags through the mud
looks down one's nose at
disses
dismisses
ridicules
mocks
minimizes
US
discounts
depreciates
reviles
slurs
minifies
asperses
pours scorn on
laughs at
plays down
minimises
UK
diminishes
trashes
vilipends
criticizes
US
vilifies
downgrades
maligns
disdains
abuses
condemns
roasts
smears
bashes
laughs off
trash-talks
talks down
casts aspersions on
criticises
UK
kisses off
degrades
sneers
slanders
censures
lowers
marginalizes
US
contemns
dispraises
calumniates
raps
scorches
dumps on
marginalises
UK
takes down a peg
tears down
attacks
demeans
slights
denounces
disgraces
humbles
faults
spurns
discountenances
downplays
finds fault with
looks down on
understates
squashes
blisters
rips
squelches
shoots full of holes
shoots down
cuts to the quick
takes a swipe at
cuts down to size
taunts
libels
impugns
jeers
blasts
gibes
teases
twits
rallies
flouts
vituperates
rags
scouts
speaks badly of
puts hooks in
flames
tears into
speaks ill of
pulls to pieces
rides
despises
boos
takes the piss out of
scouts at
makes a fool of
shows contempt
treats contemptuously
jibes at
pokes fun at
digs at
pokes mullock at
makes sport of
fleers at
takes the mickey
jeers at
makes fun of
scoffs
shames
sullies
stains
stigmatizes
US
blots
dishonours
UK
tarnishes
besmirches
smirches
scandalizes
US
besmears
injures
defiles
blackens
spots
dishonors
US
disrespects
scandalises
UK
stigmatises
UK
reduces
taints
reflects badly on
drags through the mire
brings into disrepute
brings shame upon
brings shame on
soils
reproaches
slings mud at
gives a black eye
tars and feathers
spoils
assails
damages
muckrakes
blotches
breathes on
brings discredit to
casts a slur on
gives a bad name
does a number on
flings mud at
runs smear campaign
rips up and down
spreads scandal about
befouls
embarrasses
lambastes
poisons
undermines
insults
savages
humiliates
hammers
cheapens
reprehends
blames
mortifies
reprobates
snubs
slags
pummels
US
flays
prejudices
bags
disregards
blemishes
denunciates
mauls
throws brickbats at
gives a bad press to
objects to
gives something a battering
take issue with
demotes
poormouths
girds
badmouths
crushes
rejects
comments negatively
blackguards
ruins
crucifies
gives comeuppance
knocks off high horse
monsters
puts away
drags someone's name through the mud
slings mud
drags through mud
skewers
abases
berates
chastens
fouls
sinks
attaints
disfavors
US
disfavours
UK
desecrates
owns
messes with
criticizea strongly
brings under fire
takes apart
reviews unfavorably
cuts up
slashes
nitpicks over
argues against
tears to shreds
takes exception to
finds lacking
shows up
puts someone in their place
causes to lose face
loses face
makes someone eat crow
puts in a bad light
takes down a peg or two
gives a bad name to
canes
objects
discommends
rails against
vituperates against
protests against
animadverts on
inveighs against
skins
carps
cavils
cavils at
carps at
finds fault
picks to pieces
nit-picks
more ❯
Verb
▲
To downplay or minimize the severity of something
sugarcoats
downplays
minimises
UK
minimizes
US
whitewashes
mitigates
lessens
qualifies
prettifies
extenuates
justifies
palliates
rationalises
UK
rationalizes
US
understates
covers up
plays down
candy-coats
tones down
softens up
brushes something under the carpet
de-emphasizes
explains away
glosses over
soft-pedals
belies
glosses
varnishes
shrugs off
glozes over
smooths over
brushes aside
Verb
▲
To disregard as unimportant or insignificant
whitewashes
overlooks
disregards
discounts
ignores
overpasses
condones
forgives
excuses
downplays
remits
minimises
UK
minimizes
US
pardons
soft-pedals
passes over
glosses over
brushes aside
de-emphasizes
treats as unimportant
winks at
blinks at
deals rapidly with
brushes off
papers over
shrugs off
glozes over
dismisses
pays no heed to
pays no attention to
lets go
lets pass
looks the other way
takes no notice of
pays no mind
tunes out
turns a deaf ear to
lives with
forgets
rejects
bypasses
neglects
omits
slurs over
contemns
misses
lets something slide
laughs off
sets aside
takes no account of
turns a blind eye to
shuts eyes to
pooh-poohs
treats lightly
shakes off
sweeps under the carpet
varnishes over
sweeps under the rug
spares
buries
sinks
stomachs
takes
bears with
connives at
looks past
lets something ride
plays past
grins and bear it
lets bygones be bygones
swims with the tide
rolls with punches
stands for
makes allowances for
turns blind eye to
deliberately ignores
lets someone off with
wipes slate clean
goes along with
puts up with
shirks
skips
abandons
forsakes
defers
pretermits
deserts
avoids
discards
turns back on
procrastinates over
leaves alone
loses sight of
not cares for
procrastinates
leaves something undone
overleaps
evades
elides
throws to the winds
fails to look after
scants
passes up
not cares
pays little attention to
skimps on
turns your back on
keeps at arm's length
has nothing to do with
underestimates
fails to care for
depreciates
postpones
trifles with
keeps your distance
thinks little of
fails to provide for
unheeds
blanks
connives
unminds
brushes away
sends to Coventry
turns a blind eye
leaves be
turns a deaf ear
lets off easy
leaves out of account
cold-shoulders
writes off
closes your eyes to
slights
pleads ignorance
indulges
deodorises
UK
deodorizes
US
palliates
discharges
gives absolution
buries the hatchet
lets off
tolerates
suspends charges
grants a pardon to
grants amnesty
doubts
plays down
undersells
dispels
gives no credence to
takes with a pinch of salt
lays aside
disbelieves
excludes
looks through
pushes aside
dispenses with
pays no mind to
buries one's head in sand
fails to notice
turns blind eye
lets it go
turns deaf ear
takes no notice
misheeds
more ❯
Verb
▲
To dismiss idly with contempt or derision
pooh-poohs
belittles
scorns
dismisses
ridicules
discounts
derides
mocks
disdains
spurns
slights
disregards
rejects
rebuffs
repudiates
wipes
plays down
scoffs at
puts down
sneers at
brushes aside
treats with contempt
makes little of
sniffs at
waves aside
slam dunks
expresses contempt
holds up to scorn
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▲
To snub or reject someone or something contemptuously
slights
snubs
disdains
scorns
spurns
ignores
rejects
disregards
rebuffs
stiffs
repulses
scouts
misprizes
cold-shoulders
stiff-arms
gives someone the brush-off
freezes out
sniffs at
brushes off
cuts dead
gives the cold shoulder
looks down on
gives someone the go-by
knocks back
gives the brush
treats with contempt
sneezes at
treats disrespectfully
takes no notice of
looks down upon
blinks at
shows disrespect
shows disrespect for
shrugs off
turns back on
turns deaf ear to
gives the cold shoulder to
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