| ridicule(verb, mock, sneer, jeer) |
| scoff at(verb, expression, disregard, dismiss, neglect) |
| sell short(verb, expression, underrate, undervalue) |
| slur(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss, abandon) |
| think little of(expression, idiom, disregard, neglect, overshoot) |
| whitewash(verb, cover, restrain, ease, moderate) |
| abate(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| abbreviate(verb, reduce, diminish, lower, decrease) |
| allay(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| alleviate(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| apologize for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cover, ease) |
| assuage(verb, cover, ease, moderate, diminish) |
| attach little importance to(verb, expression, idiom, restrain, moderate) |
| attenuate(verb, reduce, diminish, lower, decrease) |
| be blind to(expression, idiom) |
| be caught out(expression, idiom) |
| be inattentive |
| be indifferent(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss, abandon) |
| be unwary |
| brush aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reject, disregard) |