Minimise and Maximize

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Minimise verb - Make small or insignificant.

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Maximize is an antonym for minimise.

Maximize verb - Make as big or large as possible.

Usage example: Maximize your profits!

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Minimise is an antonym for maximize.

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

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