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Synonyms for minimise
min·imise

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  1. understate, minimize, minimise, downplayverb

    represent as less significant or important

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

    Antonyms:
    maximise, maximize

  2. minimize, minimiseverb

    make small or insignificant

    "Let's minimize the risk"

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

    Antonyms:
    maximise, maximize

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  1. List of paraphrases for "minimise":

    minimize, minimizing, reduce, minimising, minimizes, downplay, trivialise

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How to use minimise in a sentence?

  1. Chief Executive Brian Molefe:

    It will have operational consequences, we will do our best to minimise the risk of load shedding, striking a balance with Eskom's already depleted balance sheet.

  2. Chuan Liao:

    It’s unrealistic to say that we can’t convert more land, given that the world’s population is growing, especially in developing countries, but we still must minimise carbon emissions while pursuing agricultural development.

  3. Chuan Liao:

    But we still must minimise carbon emissions while pursuing agricultural development.

  4. Sylwia Winiarek:

    It cannot be excluded that in order to minimise the operational risk we will reduce the scale of orders from JSW.

  5. The Business Ministry:

    The UK government is actively working with Tata Steel and the British Steel Pension Scheme's Trustees to find a solution that will help minimise its impact on a potential purchaser, and potentially separate it from the business.

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