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What is another word for
treat lightly
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To regard something as unimportant
To toy or trifle with, especially another person or their emotions
To disregard as unimportant or insignificant
Verb
▲
To regard something as unimportant
minimise
UK
minimize
US
belittle
undervalue
trivialise
UK
trivialize
US
underestimate
deprecate
derogate
dismiss
misprize
minify
underplay
devalue
play down
scoff at
pooh-pooh
make light of
laugh off
hold cheap
make little of
treat as unimportant
think little of
denigrate
disparage
discredit
underrate
knock
scorn
run down
sneer at
bad-mouth
decry
depreciate
deride
discount
slam
pan
rubbish
slate
drag through the mud
cry down
do a hatchet job on
do down
take to pieces
slag off
pull apart
put down
hit out at
write off
have a go at
pick holes in
diminish
ridicule
vilipend
diss
trash
dis
defame
mock
slur
asperse
deflate
talk down
pour scorn on
trash-talk
detract
kiss off
detract from
poor-mouth
criticize
US
downgrade
vilify
revile
malign
abuse
sell short
smear
take down
roast
disdain
marginalise
UK
laugh at
criticise
UK
marginalize
US
traduce
cast aspersions on
condemn
bash
degrade
calumniate
rap
lower
tear down
scorch
dump on
slander
look down one's nose at
understate
poor mouth
dispraise
cut down to size
censure
downplay
take down a peg
disapprove
tone down
demean
attack
find fault with
humble
look down on
disgrace
denounce
spurn
discountenance
slight
contemn
fault
knock off
debase
write down
bring down
take a swipe at
rip
shoot down
squelch
shoot full of holes
sour grapes
squash
blister
cut to the quick
pooh pooh
cock a snook at
make a joke of
joke about
shrug off
sneer
speak ill of
put hooks in
pull to pieces
blast
impugn
speak badly of
tear into
libel
vituperate
flame
shame
humiliate
dishonour
UK
dishonor
US
smirch
insult
reduce
cheapen
abase
chasten
stigmatize
US
besmirch
stigmatise
UK
sully
blacken
tarnish
lessen
disrespect
scandalize
US
taint
stain
sink
give a bad name
scandalise
UK
reproach
assail
foul
injure
defile
besmear
bring into disrepute
blot
embarrass
taunt
drag through the mire
mortify
sling mud at
snub
give a black eye
cast down
disregard
reflect badly on
jeer
soil
do a number on
damage
bring shame upon
muckrake
spot
gibe
brush aside
scoff
despise
fling mud at
bring shame on
spread scandal about
cast a slur on
lambaste
run smear campaign
tar and feather
spoil
berate
blotch
bring discredit to
breathe on
throw mud at
reject
pummel
US
bag
crush
rip up and down
pummelled
UK
befoul
inveigh against
gloss over
lay into
speak evil of
opprobriate
sniff at
hammer
affront
bring low
pillory
twit
underemphasize
skewer
mudsling
undermine
de-emphasize
excoriate
offend
make fun of
lower the status of
rate too low
reprehend
make a fool of
do an injustice to
treat with contempt
demote
jeer at
blame
cut down
not do justice to
throw brickbats at
hold in contempt
reprobate
backbite
disesteem
lampoon
monster
abash
gird
repudiate
scout
rail against
bemean
flout
fulminate against
poison
jump on
set little store by
poke fun at
show up
blacken the name of
put away
spread lies about
sully the reputation of
put to shame
take down a peg or two
turn your nose up at
turn up one's nose at
castigate
underprice
rebuke
outrage
execrate
wound
deplore
downcry
savage
reprove
tease
upbraid
condescend
hit
abhor
anathematize
hate
devaluate
deign
subdue
curse
misjudge
slap
snoot
slag
prostitute
denunciate
dehumanize
US
badmouth
rag
skin
rally
ride
chagrin
dehumanise
UK
compromise
prejudice
mark down
blemish
break
high-hat
own
disfavour
UK
disfavor
US
come down on
cavil at
soft-pedal
bring shame to
carp at
desecrate
tear to shreds
show contempt for
cause to lose face
sling mud
find fault
blacken someone's name
call down
take lightly
jibe at
put in a bad light
wave aside
quip at
rank out
sneeze at
be wrong about
set no store by
rip up
look down upon
turn up one's nose
hold up to ridicule
be scornful about
treat contemptuously
conduct a smear campaign against
be contemptuous about
put someone in their place
curl your lip at
make someone eat humble pie
make someone eat crow
rag on
give Bronx cheer
think too little of
blacken the reputation of
poormouth
question
comment negatively
bastardize
US
mistrust
hoot
backstab
lower in rank
lower in status
attaint
blackguard
ruin
give comeuppance
knock off high horse
lambast
shun
subordinate
stoop
tear to pieces
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
scathe
relegate
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
not do justice
nag
potshot
scold
belabor
US
drag through mud
drag someone's name through the mud
get one's comeuppance
weaken
flay
carp
be casual about
maul
cavil
disvalue
decrease
drag down
mess with
fail to appreciate
set too little store by
knock down
sell out
jibe
declass
demonize
US
withdraw
animadvert
dig
jinx
persecute
oppress
make jokes about
demonise
UK
be untrue to oneself
beat down
rail
complain
abandon one's principles
belabour
UK
zing
hose
slang
miscall
underween
bump
set back
revert
spit on
heap scorn on
turn back on
spit in the face of
turn down
spit in the eye of
rebuff
reprimand
score off
show in bad light
bust
reduce to the ranks
kick downstairs
jive
give something a battering
give a bad press to
pick to pieces
nit-pick
expose
wipe
chastise
misrepresent
be rude to
call names
blow off
vituperate against
shout at
cuss out
swear at
stultify
crack
fleer
laugh
caricature
jest
burlesque
travesty
swipe
dump
satirize
US
snigger
satirise
UK
dress down
chide
be hostile to
argue against
take issue with
object to
take exception to
nitpick over
find lacking
cut rate
take away from
disapprove of
belie
abominate
regard with contempt
objurgate
subtract from
blaspheme
strumpet
plaster
disrate
discomfit
snipe at
take swipe at
silence
upset
overcome
arraign
slash
set up
blacken the character of
strike dumb
pull down
criticize unfairly
be allergic to
make cutting remarks about
have a crack at
say contemptuously
gibe at
be contemptuous of
bad mouth
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
give black eye
ruin the reputation of
damage someone's reputation
destroy someone's credibility
bring into disfavour
show in a bad light
cane
take for granted
proscribe
tell lies about
frame
punish
judge
quash
run a smear campaign against
pronounce
name
adjudge
flatten
slam dunk
express contempt
hold up to scorn
boo
sully someone's reputation
cow
defame someone's character
take to task
dispirit
ignore
overlook
let someone have it
dishearten
give someone a bad press
discourage
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
neglect
dig at
make sport of
bite one's thumb at
fleer at
show contempt
laugh to scorn
take the mickey
poke mullock at
take the piss out of
scout at
take the wind out of your sails
knock the stuffing out of
let wind out of sails
kick in the teeth
pass over
brush off
put aside
refuse to acknowledge
think no more of
shut eyes to
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
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“She tends to
treat lightly
any criticism she receives, brushing it off as inconsequential.”
Verb
▲
To toy or trifle with, especially another person or their emotions
trifle with
dally with
flirt with
play with
sport with
toy with
treat casually
treat frivolously
amuse oneself with
mess about
mess around
palter with
wanton with
treat in a cavalier fashion
play ducks and drakes with
play fast and loose with
fool with
Verb
▲
To disregard as unimportant or insignificant
shrug off
disregard
ignore
discount
overlook
overpass
whitewash
forget
dismiss
reject
condone
excuse
forgive
pardon
remit
minimise
UK
minimize
US
brush aside
pass over
brush off
gloss over
wink at
blink at
pay no heed to
paper over
gloze over
pooh-pooh
make light of
shake off
take no notice of
let pass
turn a blind eye to
pay no attention to
let go
take no account of
set aside
turn a deaf ear to
neglect
bypass
slur over
omit
unheed
not take into consideration
deliberately ignore
shut eyes to
close your eyes to
pay no mind
tune out
look the other way
unmind
play down
laugh off
think no more of
write off
spurn
miss
discard
abandon
connive
skip
turn your back on
have done with
never mind
connive at
lay aside
turn a blind eye
live with
put out of your mind
forget about
repudiate
dispel
sweep aside
contemn
flout
take no notice
cock a snook at
be oblivious to
make allowances for
let bygones be bygones
leave be
spare
trivialise
UK
let someone off with
misheed
scoff at
put aside
drop
put away
let something slide
slight
avoid
let something ride
let off easy
pay no mind to
brush away
turn back on
wave aside
push aside
evade
trivialize
US
belittle
downplay
wipe slate clean
not listen
bury
varnish over
sweep under the carpet
sweep under the rug
doubt
undersell
disbelieve
take with a pinch of salt
give no credence to
deal rapidly with
de-emphasize
soft-pedal
treat as unimportant
make a joke of
joke about
wink
dissimulate
pour cold water on
treat with contempt
rebuff
throw cold water on
palliate
deodorise
UK
deodorize
US
indulge
plead ignorance
let off
discharge
bury the hatchet
give absolution
suspend charges
grant a pardon to
grant amnesty
tolerate
refuse to acknowledge
have no time for
put up with
grin and bear it
stand for
roll with punches
bear with
swim with the tide
sink
take
look past
turn blind eye to
stomach
go along with
play past
let it go
fail to notice
exclude
look through
dispense with
turn blind eye
turn deaf ear
not take into account
bury one's head in sand
banish
deny
shelve
scout
relegate
kiss off
despise
laugh away
fail to care for
underestimate
pretermit
lose sight of
not care
have nothing to do with
be derelict
desert
not attend to
throw to the winds
defer
skimp on
keep your distance
be remiss in
trifle with
be irresponsible
scant
not care for
leave something undone
be remiss
fail to look after
keep at arm's length
elide
shirk
think little of
procrastinate over
be lax about
leave alone
be indifferent
be negligent
depreciate
overleap
postpone
procrastinate
pass up
pay little attention to
be careless
forsake
be remiss about
fail to provide for
not trouble oneself
cease to remember
erase from memory
stop thinking about
blot out
consign to oblivion
blank out
put in the past
blank over
draw a veil over
dismiss from mind
get over
cease to think of
shut out
not worry about
put behind you
erase from your mind
banish from one's thoughts
not give another thought to
blank
leave out of account
send to Coventry
turn a deaf ear
cold-shoulder
snub
forgo
shun
cast aside
waive
decline
pass
shy from
scorn
disdain
excommunicate
disown
unfollow
cast out
break with
cut off
swear off
grandfather
disavow
sneeze at
take lightly
have no use for
eschew
override
renounce
refuse to recognize
refuse to abide by
trample on
close one's mind to
ride roughshod over
fail
dodge
escape
acquit
refuse
sidestep
skirt
reprieve
absolve
exonerate
dance around
elude
wriggle out of
duck
pass by
avoid considering
not dwell on
accept
clear
knock back
disapprove
pussyfoot around
tergiversate
weasel out of
get around
run away from
skirt round
shake
exculpate
free
justify
nix
reprobate
deselect
keep one's distance from
fend off
get out of
go around
funk
give the slip to
duck-shove
lay low from
cop out of
release
liberate
amnesty
negative
turn down
pass on
not heed
duck out of
shirk from
shuffle out of
finesse
scape
withhold from
throw out
desist from
balk at
say no to
abstain from
refrain from
give the thumbs down to
baulk at
not accept
not take advantage of
deal leniently with
have mercy on
be merciful to
keep off
make allowance for
let it go by
forgive and forget
cut
blackball
ostracize
US
blacklist
jilt
repulse
repel
abjure
abnegate
disfellowship
ostracise
UK
unfriend
leave off
freeze out
give someone the brush-off
give someone the big E
give someone the go-by
cut dead
put down
give someone the air
kick in the teeth
hand someone the frozen mitt
have nothing more to do with
give a wide berth to
bin off
give someone the push
leave out in the cold
give the cold shoulder
give the elbow
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