Maximize and Minimise

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Maximize verb - Make as big or large as possible.

Usage example: Maximize your profits!

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Minimise is an antonym for maximize.

Minimise verb - Make small or insignificant.

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Maximize is an antonym for minimise.

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Minimise and Maximize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/maximize/minimise

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