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54 entries under decrease topic. ×
| minimize(verb, action, restrain, moderate, diminish) | |
| belittle(verb, action, reduce, dismiss, diminish) | |
| play down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, restrain) | |
| lessen(verb, reduce, restrain, moderate, diminish) | |
| understate(verb, action, lessening, underestimate) | |
| minimise(verb, lessening, minimizing) | |
| underestimate(verb, reduce, dismiss, diminish, criticize) | |
| devalue(verb, restrain, moderate, lessening) | |
| disparage(verb, action, reduce, diminish, criticize) | |
| de-emphasize(verb, lessening, minimizing) | |
| deemphasize(verb, restrain, moderate, lessening) | |
| depreciate(verb, action, reduce, dismiss, diminish) | |
| soften(verb, restrain, moderate, lessen) | |
| underplay(verb, action, reduce, diminish, lower) | |
| cry down(verb, phrasal verb, action, lessening) | |
| derogate(verb, action, reduce, diminish, criticize) | |
| diminish(verb, reduce, criticize, lower) | |
| decry(verb, action, reduce, diminish, criticize) | |
| denigrate(verb, action, crush, confuse) | |
| make little of(expression, idiom, reduce, diminish, lower) |
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