What's another word for
What's the opposite of
Meaning of the word
Words that rhyme with
Sentences with the word
Translate
From English
To English
to
Afrikaans
Albanian
Amharic
Arabic
Armenian
Azerbaijani
Basque
Belarusian
Bengali
Bosnian
Bulgarian
Catalan
Cebuano
Chichewa
Chinese
Corsican
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Esperanto
Estonian
Farsi
Filipino
Finnish
French
Frisian
Galician
Georgian
German
Greek
Gujarati
Haitian Creole
Hausa
Hebrew
Hindi
Hmong
Hungarian
Icelandic
Igbo
Indonesian
Irish
Italian
Japanese
Javanese
Kannada
Kazakh
Khmer
Korean
Kurdish
Kyrgyz
Lao
Latin
Latvian
Lithuanian
Luxembourgish
Macedonian
Malagasy
Malay
Malayalam
Maltese
Maori
Marathi
Mongolian
Burmese
Nepali
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Punjabi
Romanian
Russian
Samoan
Scots Gaelic
Serbian
Sesotho
Shona
Sinhala
Slovak
Slovenian
Somali
Spanish
Sundanese
Swahili
Swedish
Tajik
Tamil
Telugu
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Urdu
Uzbek
Vietnamese
Welsh
Xhosa
Yiddish
Yoruba
Zulu
Find Words
All Words
2-Letter Words
3-Letter Words
4-Letter Words
5-Letter Words
6-Letter Words
7-Letter Words
8-Letter Words
9-Letter Words
10-Letter Words
11-Letter Words
12-Letter Words
13-Letter Words
14-Letter Words
Starting With
Ending With
Containing Exactly
Containing the Letters
Words With Friends
Scrabble
Crossword / Codeword
Use * for blank tiles (max 2)
Use * for blank spaces
Advanced Word Finder
Find the
Plural
Singular
Past Tense
Present Tense
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Noun
of
Pronounce the word
in
Afrikaans
Albanian
Arabic
Bengali
Chinese
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hindi
Hungarian
Icelandic
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Latin
Malay
Malayalam
Marathi
Nepali
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
Slovak
Spanish
Swahili
Swedish
Tamil
Telugu
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Uzbek
Vietnamese
Welsh
Find Names
Meaning of the name
Origin of the name
Names meaning
Names starting with
Names of origin
Synonyms
Antonyms
Definitions
Rhymes
Sentences
Translations
Find Words
Word Forms
Pronunciations
☀
Appearance
✓
Use device theme
✓
Dark theme
✓
Light theme
What is the verb for
minimum
?
What's the
verb
for
minimum
? Here's the word you're looking for.
minimize
(
transitive
)
To make (something) as
small
or as
insignificant
as possible.
(
computing
)
To remove (a
window
) from the main display area, collapsing it to an
icon
or
caption
.
Synonyms
:
diminish
,
decrease
,
lessen
,
reduce
,
curtail
,
downsize
,
shrink
,
curb
,
slash
,
quell
,
attenuate
,
prune
,
limit
,
lower
,
cut down
,
cut back
,
pare down
,
scale down
,
cut back on
,
dial down
,
run down
,
keep down
,
keep at a minimum
,
keep to a minimum
,
moderate
,
cut
,
abate
,
ease
,
temper
,
de-escalate
,
dwindle
,
mitigate
,
drop
,
weaken
,
downscale
,
tone down
,
taper
,
contract
,
lighten
,
depress
,
wind down
,
trim
,
clip
,
restrain
,
ebb
,
alleviate
,
soften
,
decrement
,
deplete
,
depreciate
…
more
Examples
:
“Every possible measure to
minimize
coalition casualties was taken.”
“It would be easy to
minimize
and underestimate the importance of money in later Anglo-Saxon England.”
“This is not to denigrate the hardships and misery Burton had endured, nor to
minimize
his achievements.”
minimise
Non-Oxford
British English
standard spelling of
minimize
.
Examples
:
“In this operation I would be acutely aware of the need to
minimise
civilian casualties.”
“Hiring from a well-known and reputable company will help
minimise
the risks.”
“Traffic engineers will now be re-timing traffic lights in order to
minimise
waiting times.”
minimalise
Alternative spelling of
minimalize
Examples
:
“He said the union had a role to play to
minimalise
the stressfulness of retirement.”
“Fairly meticulous planning is involved in an effort to
minimalise
the pain of travelling as much as possible.”
“This does not in any way
minimalise
the suffering of those in the occupied territories.”
minimalize
To reduce to a
minimum
.
Synonyms
:
diminish
,
lessen
,
reduce
,
abate
,
curtail
,
minimise
,
minimize
,
downplay
,
underrate
,
undervalue
,
understate
,
moderate
,
soften
,
trivialize
,
underestimate
,
devalue
,
whitewash
,
underplay
,
minify
,
weaken
,
misprize
,
deemphasize
,
mitigate
,
deprecate
,
discount
,
extenuate
,
cheapen
,
qualify
,
temper
,
trivialise
,
make light
,
hold cheap
,
gloss over
,
make light of
,
brush aside
,
tone down
,
soft-pedal
,
de-emphasize
,
sell short
,
make little of
,
play down
,
pooh-pooh
,
take lightly
,
detract from
,
talk down
,
brush off
,
shrug off
…
more
Examples
:
“To save space and create an open atmosphere, we need to
minimalize
the amount of furniture in the room.”
“It still, of course, is surgery on his heart, and I don't mean to
minimalize
that at all.”
“The second tactic is to
minimalize
eye contact, as focusing on someone in public space might invade his or her privacy.”
minimalises
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
minimalise
minimalizes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
minimalize
Synonyms
:
diminishes
,
lessens
,
reduces
,
abates
,
curtails
,
minimises
,
minimizes
,
hold cheap
,
downplays
,
underrates
,
undervalues
,
understates
,
moderates
,
softens
,
trivializes
,
underestimates
,
devalues
,
whitewashes
,
underplays
,
minifies
,
weakens
,
misprizes
,
mitigates
,
deemphasizes
,
deprecates
,
discounts
,
extenuates
,
cheapens
,
qualifies
,
tempers
,
trivialises
,
brushes off
,
takes lightly
,
talks down
,
pooh-poohs
,
glosses over
,
soft-pedals
,
de-emphasizes
,
tones down
,
sells short
,
shrugs off
,
makes light of
,
plays down
,
makes light
,
detracts from
,
brushes aside
,
makes little of
…
more
Examples
:
“The mixture allegedly
minimalizes
the possibility of a hangover.”
minimises
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
minimise
Synonyms
:
soothes
,
lessens
,
diminishes
,
reduces
,
moderates
,
allays
,
mitigates
,
softens
,
abates
,
calms
,
alleviates
,
tempers
,
dulls
,
weakens
,
decreases
,
deadens
,
subdues
,
lightens
,
blunts
,
dampens
,
damps
,
attenuates
,
checks
,
quells
,
curbs
,
cools
,
muffles
,
mellows
,
stifles
,
smothers
,
degrades
,
modulates
,
mutes
,
tames
,
curtails
,
cuts
,
minimizes
,
temperates
,
squelches
,
balms
,
dulcifies
,
tones down
,
takes the edge off
,
de-escalates
,
takes the sting out
,
smooths down
,
cools off
,
minces
,
understates
,
underemphasizes
…
more
Examples
:
“Although Paul
minimises
the importance of athletic training, he does not dismiss it as worthless.”
“A raised board
minimises
interference between shearers and shed workers by giving the shearers their own work area above the wool room floor.”
“Using locally available material
minimises
transportation costs and helps the local economy.”
minimizes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
minimize
Synonyms
:
diminishes
,
decreases
,
lessens
,
reduces
,
curtails
,
downsizes
,
shrinks
,
curbs
,
slashes
,
quells
,
attenuates
,
prunes
,
limits
,
lowers
,
cuts down
,
cuts back
,
pares down
,
scales down
,
cuts back on
,
dials down
,
runs down
,
keeps down
,
keeps at a minimum
,
keeps to a minimum
,
moderates
,
cuts
,
abates
,
eases
,
tempers
,
de-escalates
,
dwindles
,
mitigates
,
drops
,
weakens
,
downscales
,
tones down
,
tapers
,
contracts
,
lightens
,
depresses
,
winds down
,
trims
,
axes
,
clips
,
restrains
,
ebbs
,
alleviates
,
softens
,
decrements
,
depletes
…
more
Examples
:
“She feels deeply but her refined mouth is a sign that she is able to express her feelings, which
minimizes
her stress.”
“This method of sawing accentuates the vertical grain and
minimizes
the flake, common in quarter-sawn oak.”
“My theological orientation does not happen to be one which
minimizes
the stubbornness of man's depravity.”
minimalised
simple past tense and past participle of
minimalise
Examples
:
“I don't think the crimes of my people should ever be
minimalised
.”
minimalized
simple past tense and past participle of
minimalize
Synonyms
:
diminished
,
lessened
,
reduced
,
abated
,
curtailed
,
minimised
,
minimized
,
downplayed
,
underrated
,
undervalued
,
understated
,
moderated
,
softened
,
trivialized
,
underestimated
,
devalued
,
whitewashed
,
underplayed
,
minified
,
weakened
,
misprized
,
mitigated
,
deemphasized
,
deprecated
,
discounted
,
extenuated
,
cheapened
,
qualified
,
tempered
,
trivialised
,
de-emphasized
,
soft-pedalled
,
glossed over
,
sold short
,
brushed off
,
talked down
,
detracted from
,
made light of
,
played down
,
soft-pedaled
,
held cheap
,
shrugged off
,
toned down
,
brushed aside
,
made little of
,
made light
,
pooh-poohed
,
took lightly
,
taken lightly
…
more
Examples
:
“There may be serious issues, and I don't think they should be
minimalized
.”
“This could result in his contributions being marginalized or
minimalized
.”
minimized
simple past tense and past participle of
minimize
Synonyms
:
diminished
,
decreased
,
lessened
,
reduced
,
curtailed
,
downsized
,
shrank
,
shrunk
,
shrunken
,
curbed
,
slashed
,
quelled
,
attenuated
,
pruned
,
limited
,
lowered
,
cut down
,
cut back
,
pared down
,
scaled down
,
cut back on
,
dialed down
,
ran down
,
run down
,
kept down
,
kept at a minimum
,
kept to a minimum
,
cut
,
moderated
,
abated
,
eased
,
tempered
,
de-escalated
,
dwindled
,
mitigated
,
dropped
,
weakened
,
downscaled
,
toned down
,
tapered
,
contracted
,
lightened
,
depressed
,
wound down
,
trimmed
,
axed
,
clipt
,
clipped
,
restrained
,
ebbed
…
more
Examples
:
“The Rock Climbing Section
minimized
rope burn while rappelling by feeding the rope through a carabiner, a metal link attached to their gear.”
“The risk of gastric distension or aerophagia should also be
minimized
by the careful positioning of the infant.”
“By adhering to proven safety practices and protective measures, risk of personal injury can be
minimized
.”
minimised
simple past tense and past participle of
minimise
Synonyms
:
soothed
,
lessened
,
diminished
,
reduced
,
moderated
,
allayed
,
mitigated
,
softened
,
abated
,
calmed
,
alleviated
,
tempered
,
dulled
,
weakened
,
decreased
,
deadened
,
subdued
,
lightened
,
blunted
,
dampened
,
damped
,
attenuated
,
checked
,
quelled
,
curbed
,
cooled
,
muffled
,
mellowed
,
stifled
,
smothered
,
degraded
,
modulated
,
muted
,
tamed
,
curtailed
,
cut
,
minimized
,
temperated
,
squelched
,
balmed
,
dulcified
,
toned down
,
took the edge off
,
taken the edge off
,
de-escalated
,
took the sting out
,
taken the sting out
,
smoothed down
,
cooled off
,
minced
…
more
Examples
:
“Change is
minimised
where possible, to allow for as little disruption to the practice as possible.”
“You have put off committing yourself as long as possible, and have
minimised
the amount of warning that France receives.”
“As we abstracted data directly from original trial reports we
minimised
the effects of missing data and errors in transcription.”
minimalising
present participle of
minimalise
minimalizing
present participle of
minimalize
Synonyms
:
diminishing
,
lessening
,
reducing
,
abating
,
curtailing
,
minimising
,
minimizing
,
downplaying
,
underrating
,
undervaluing
,
understating
,
moderating
,
softening
,
trivializing
,
underestimating
,
devaluing
,
whitewashing
,
minifying
,
underplaying
,
misprizing
,
weakening
,
mitigating
,
deemphasizing
,
deprecating
,
discounting
,
extenuating
,
cheapening
,
qualifying
,
tempering
,
trivialising
,
de-emphasizing
,
shrugging off
,
playing down
,
glossing over
,
making light
,
selling short
,
holding cheap
,
pooh-poohing
,
making little of
,
detracting from
,
taking lightly
,
brushing aside
,
making light of
,
soft-pedalling
,
toning down
,
talking down
,
brushing off
,
soft-pedaling
…
more
Examples
:
“Hollywood films have a long-standing tradition of
minimalizing
women's roles, and a very simple way to demonstrate this is the Bechdel Test.”
“I'm also less than happy with the
minimalizing
of his character.”
minimising
present participle of
minimise
Synonyms
:
soothing
,
lessening
,
diminishing
,
reducing
,
moderating
,
allaying
,
mitigating
,
softening
,
abating
,
calming
,
alleviating
,
tempering
,
dulling
,
weakening
,
decreasing
,
deadening
,
subduing
,
lightening
,
blunting
,
dampening
,
damping
,
attenuating
,
checking
,
quelling
,
curbing
,
cooling
,
muffling
,
mellowing
,
stifling
,
smothering
,
degrading
,
modulating
,
muting
,
taming
,
curtailing
,
cutting
,
minimizing
,
temperating
,
squelching
,
balming
,
dulcifying
,
toning down
,
taking the edge off
,
de-escalating
,
taking the sting out
,
smoothing down
,
cooling off
,
mincing
,
understating
,
underemphasizing
…
more
Examples
:
“The school is concentrating on reducing and
minimising
the amount of litter produced, while encouraging recycling and composting.”
“This step-by-step approach enables an organization to leverage specific third party expertise,
minimising
both cost and risk.”
“Part of the rehabilitation process includes
minimising
the sitting posture, as this places great pressure on the low back.”
minimizing
present participle of
minimize
Synonyms
:
diminishing
,
decreasing
,
lessening
,
reducing
,
curtailing
,
downsizing
,
shrinking
,
curbing
,
slashing
,
quelling
,
attenuating
,
pruning
,
limiting
,
lowering
,
cutting down
,
cutting back
,
paring down
,
scaling down
,
cutting back on
,
dialing down
,
running down
,
keeping down
,
keeping at a minimum
,
keeping to a minimum
,
moderating
,
cutting
,
abating
,
easing
,
tempering
,
de-escalating
,
dwindling
,
mitigating
,
dropping
,
weakening
,
downscaling
,
toning down
,
tapering
,
contracting
,
lightening
,
depressing
,
winding down
,
trimming
,
axing
,
clipping
,
restraining
,
ebbing
,
alleviating
,
softening
,
decrementing
,
depleting
…
more
Examples
:
“You can hit the ball harder and take a longer swing while
minimizing
the risk of sending the ball long.”
“Financial support, and changes in USDE guidelines in allowable expenses, could also be extremely important in
minimizing
student attrition.”
“Keeping in mind the goal of
minimizing
disruption on the page, analphabetic marks frequently require extra attention.”
Find more words!
Another word for
Opposite of
Meaning of
Rhymes with
Sentences with
Find word forms
Translate from English
Translate to English
Words With Friends
Scrabble
Crossword / Codeword
Words starting with
Words ending with
Words containing exactly
Words containing letters
Pronounce
Find conjugations
Find names
From Afrikaans
From Albanian
From Amharic
From Arabic
From Armenian
From Azerbaijani
From Basque
From Belarusian
From Bengali
From Bosnian
From Bulgarian
From Catalan
From Cebuano
From Chichewa
From Chinese
From Corsican
From Croatian
From Czech
From Danish
From Dutch
From Esperanto
From Estonian
From Farsi
From Filipino
From Finnish
From French
From Frisian
From Galician
From Georgian
From German
From Greek
From Gujarati
From Haitian Creole
From Hausa
From Hebrew
From Hindi
From Hmong
From Hungarian
From Icelandic
From Igbo
From Indonesian
From Irish
From Italian
From Japanese
From Javanese
From Kannada
From Kazakh
From Khmer
From Korean
From Kurdish
From Kyrgyz
From Lao
From Latin
From Latvian
From Lithuanian
From Luxembourgish
From Macedonian
From Malagasy
From Malay
From Malayalam
From Maltese
From Maori
From Marathi
From Mongolian
From Burmese
From Nepali
From Norwegian
From Polish
From Portuguese
From Punjabi
From Romanian
From Russian
From Samoan
From Scots Gaelic
From Serbian
From Sesotho
From Shona
From Sinhala
From Slovak
From Slovenian
From Somali
From Spanish
From Sundanese
From Swahili
From Swedish
From Tajik
From Tamil
From Telugu
From Thai
From Turkish
From Ukrainian
From Urdu
From Uzbek
From Vietnamese
From Welsh
From Xhosa
From Yiddish
From Yoruba
From Zulu
To Afrikaans
To Albanian
To Amharic
To Arabic
To Armenian
To Azerbaijani
To Basque
To Belarusian
To Bengali
To Bosnian
To Bulgarian
To Catalan
To Cebuano
To Chichewa
To Chinese
To Corsican
To Croatian
To Czech
To Danish
To Dutch
To Esperanto
To Estonian
To Farsi
To Filipino
To Finnish
To French
To Frisian
To Galician
To Georgian
To German
To Greek
To Gujarati
To Haitian Creole
To Hausa
To Hebrew
To Hindi
To Hmong
To Hungarian
To Icelandic
To Igbo
To Indonesian
To Irish
To Italian
To Japanese
To Javanese
To Kannada
To Kazakh
To Khmer
To Korean
To Kurdish
To Kyrgyz
To Lao
To Latin
To Latvian
To Lithuanian
To Luxembourgish
To Macedonian
To Malagasy
To Malay
To Malayalam
To Maltese
To Maori
To Marathi
To Mongolian
To Burmese
To Nepali
To Norwegian
To Polish
To Portuguese
To Punjabi
To Romanian
To Russian
To Samoan
To Scots Gaelic
To Serbian
To Sesotho
To Shona
To Sinhala
To Slovak
To Slovenian
To Somali
To Spanish
To Sundanese
To Swahili
To Swedish
To Tajik
To Tamil
To Telugu
To Thai
To Turkish
To Ukrainian
To Urdu
To Uzbek
To Vietnamese
To Welsh
To Xhosa
To Yiddish
To Yoruba
To Zulu
English
French
Afrikaans Word
Albanian Word
Arabic Word
Bengali Word
Chinese Word
Croatian Word
Czech Word
Danish Word
Dutch Word
English Word
Finnish Word
French Word
German Word
Greek Word
Hindi Word
Hungarian Word
Icelandic Word
Indonesian Word
Italian Word
Japanese Word
Korean Word
Latin Word
Malay Word
Malayalam Word
Marathi Word
Nepali Word
Norwegian Word
Polish Word
Portuguese Word
Romanian Word
Russian Word
Serbian Word
Slovak Word
Spanish Word
Swahili Word
Swedish Word
Tamil Word
Telugu Word
Thai Word
Turkish Word
Ukrainian Word
Uzbek Word
Vietnamese Word
Welsh Word
All words
2-letter words
3-letter words
4-letter words
5-letter words
6-letter words
7-letter words
8-letter words
9-letter words
10-letter words
11-letter words
12-letter words
13-letter words
14-letter words
Plural of
Singular of
Past tense of
Present tense of
Verb for
Adjective for
Adverb for
Noun for
Meaning of name
Origin of name
Names meaning
Names starting with
Names of origin
minimum
Use * for blank tiles (max 2)
Advanced Search
Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces
Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
See Also
What is another word for minimum
?
What is the opposite of minimum
?
Sentences with the word minimum
Words that rhyme with minimum
What is the adverb for minimum
?
What is the adjective for minimum
?
What is the noun for minimum
?
Translations for minimum
Use our
Verb Dictionary
Nearby Words
minimize
minimized
minimizer
minimizers
minimizes
minimizing
minimums
mining
mining
minings
minister
minister
7-letter Words Starting With
m
mi
min
mini
minim
minimu
Find Verbs
minimum
go
Word Tools
Finders & Helpers
Apps
More
Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2025