Antonyms for minimizing


Grammar : Verb
Spell : min-uh-mahyz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɪn əˌmaɪz


Definition of minimizing

Origin :
  • 1802, first recorded in Bentham; see minimum + -ize.
  • verb make smaller; underrate
Example sentences :
  • The spiral motion has the effect of minimizing this difficulty.
  • Extract from : « The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns » by Roger Thompson Finlay
  • I would not have you think that I am minimizing the value of the services of these men.
  • Extract from : « The Emma Gees » by Herbert Wes McBride
  • It had made him, promptly, fall back on minimizing it—that is on minimizing "fuss."
  • Extract from : « The Golden Bowl » by Henry James
  • The problem will never be solved by minimizing or deriding or misunderstanding it.
  • Extract from : « Aliens or Americans? » by Howard B. Grose
  • Both stood for toleration and for the minimizing of the differences between the sects.
  • Extract from : « Theodicy » by G. W. Leibniz
  • Alice told her story, minimizing her fright as much as possible.
  • Extract from : « The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms » by Laura Lee Hope
  • They had no idea of minimizing the great common experiences of life.
  • Extract from : « Robert Elsmere » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • There is only too much to see, too much to do, and his process is the one that comes nearest to minimizing the quantity.
  • Extract from : « Picture and Text » by Henry James
  • It is with no intention either of ignoring facts or minimizing dangers that one turns here to the other side of the account.
  • Extract from : « The Unity of Civilization » by Various
  • As a temporary measure, with the view of minimizing the practical difficulties of the Post Office, a uniform rate of 4d.
  • Extract from : « The Development of Rates of Postage » by A. D. Smith

Synonyms for minimizing

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