AGGRANDIZING Antonyms

• becoming less or smaller

• (music) decreasing in tempo and/or volume

• tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value

• becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so

• the act of causing to become less

• the act of causing something to move to a lower level

• darkened by clouds

• any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

• loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer

• remove the value from; deprive of its value

• lower the value or quality of

• lose in value

• represent as less significant or important

• understate the importance or quality of

• make small or insignificant

• represent as less significant or important

• cause to seem less serious; play down

• assign too low a value to

• esteem lightly

• lose in value