TRIVIALIZES Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word trivializes. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for TRIVIALIZES
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belittles | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to seem less serious; play down • express a negative opinion of • lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of | ||||||||
diminishes | verbv | |||||||
verb • decrease in size, extent, or range • lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of | ||||||||
dismisses | verbv | |||||||
verb • bar from attention or consideration • cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration • stop associating with • terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position • end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave • declare void | ||||||||
downplays | verbv | |||||||
verb • represent as less significant or important • understate the importance or quality of | ||||||||
marginalizes | verbv | |||||||
verb • relegate to a lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people | ||||||||
minimizes | verbv | |||||||
verb • make small or insignificant • represent as less significant or important • cause to seem less serious; play down | ||||||||
reduces | verbv | |||||||
verb • cut down on; make a reduction in • make less complex • bring to humbler or weaker state or condition • simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another • lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation • be the essential element • reduce in size; reduce physically • lessen and make more modest • make smaller • to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons • narrow or limit • put down by force or intimidation • undergo meiosis • reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site • destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • be cooked until very little liquid is left • cook until very little liquid is left • lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture • take off weight | ||||||||
underestimates | verbv | |||||||
noun • an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value verb • assign too low a value to • make a deliberately low estimate • make too low an estimate of | ||||||||
undervalues | verbv | |||||||
verb • assign too low a value to • esteem lightly • lose in value | ||||||||
downplay | verbv | |||||||
verb • represent as less significant or important • understate the importance or quality of | ||||||||
trivialise | verbv | |||||||
verb • make trivial or insignificant | ||||||||
understate | verbv | |||||||
verb • represent as less significant or important |