| minimize(verb, diminish, lessen, soften, belittle) |
| play down(verb, expression, reduce, diminish, lower) |
| belittle(reduce, diminish, lower, lessen, contract) |
| decry(reduce, diminish, lower, lessen, contract) |
| disparage(reduce, diminish, lower, lessen, contract) |
| make light of(expression, idiom, reduce, diminish, lower) |
| deprecate(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen) |
| depreciate(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen) |
| put down(expression, reduce, diminish, lower, lessen) |
| underestimate(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen) |
| underrate(soften, belittle, minimize, understate, underplay) |
| de-emphasize |
| dismiss(minimize, understate) |
| knock down(expression, reduce, diminish, lower, lessen) |
| misprize |
| pooh-pooh(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen) |
| run down(expression, reduce, diminish, lower, decrease) |
| underplay(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen) |
| undervalue |
| abbreviate(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen) |