Minimize and Play up

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Minimize

Minimize verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.
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Play up is an antonym for minimize.
Nearby Words: minimise, minimum, minimal, minimization, minimizing

Play up

Play up verb - To indicate the importance of by centering attention on.
Usage example: that TV news program plays up sensational stories just to get higher ratings
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Minimize is an antonym for play up.
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Play up and Minimize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/minimize/play_up
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