OPTIMIZING Antonyms

• becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so

• preventing movement

• a change downward

• 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

• becoming weaker

• the act of reducing the strength of something

• causing debilitation

• moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker

• changing for the worse

• process of changing to an inferior state

• changing something with the result that it becomes worse

• become worse or disintegrate

• grow progressively worse

• make worse or less effective

• make imperfect

• make small or insignificant

• represent as less significant or important

• cause to seem less serious; play down