Synonyms for minimize
ˈmɪn əˌmaɪzmin·i·mize

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1. minimize, minimiseverb

   make small or insignificant

   "Let's minimize the risk"

   Synonyms:
   downplay, derogate, belittle, minimise, understate, denigrate

   Antonyms:
   maximise, maximize

2. understate, minimize, minimise, downplayverb

   represent as less significant or important

   Synonyms:
   belittle, denigrate, play down, understate, minimise, downplay, derogate, background

   Antonyms:
   maximise, maximize

3. minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogateverb

   cause to seem less serious; play down

   "Don't belittle his influence"

   Synonyms:
   calumniate, smear, asperse, diminish, denigrate, besmirch, disparage, slander, pick at, sully, minimise, downplay, smirch, defame, belittle, understate, derogate

   Antonyms:
   maximize, maximise

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1. List of paraphrases for "minimize":

   minimizing, minimise, reduce, minimising, downplay, mitigate, minimization, minimizes, reducing, understate, trivialise, lessen, limit, alleviate, diminish, minimisation

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1. Deputy Attorney General Raz Nizri:

   The aim was to find the optimal solution that will minimize the infringement of privacy, we do not forget our role in times of emergency. On the one hand, we have to assist the government in order to prevent damage to health and to safeguard the safety of the people. On the other hand, we have to ensure the government acts according to the law while using appropriate and proportionate means.

2. Rami Abdulrahman:

   The regime is trying to minimize its deployment on many frontlines to focus its forces in limited areas of strategic importance.

3. Ronald Greene York:

   We've seen a pattern in this country, an unfortunate pattern. When law enforcement alone are the only persons with access to critical evidence, like this kind of video, the process is to minimize the conduct, to keep it out of the eyes of the public and to protect the police officers, however, when this video is made public, typically by camera footage or cell phone footage like in the case of George Floyd... that public pressure turns out to be very effective in moving elected officials to hold police officers accountable, so that's what we're looking forward to in this case.

4. Kitili Mbathi:

   Yes, it has been disruptive but we are trying and they (the contractors) are trying to minimize the disruption.

5. Gregory Gordon:

   We need to try to minimize Chapter 11 time and expense as much as possible.