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minimize(extend, minimum, underrate, smaller)
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contract(decline, fall, decrease, decay)
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attenuate(decline, decrease, depress, regress)
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depreciate(support, decline, honor, decrease)
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minimise(decline, fall, decrease, decay)
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reduce(decline, decrease, depress, regress)
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shrink(decline, decrease, depress, regress)
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diminish(decline, decrease, depress, regress)
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abbreviate(decline, decrease, depress, regress)
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curtail(decline, decrease, depress, regress)
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decrease(decline, depress, regress, minimize)
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downplay(decline, fall, decrease, decay)
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lessen(decline, fall, decrease, decay)
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play down(decline, decrease, depress, regress)
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underestimate(decline, praise, decrease, depress)
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abate(decline, fall, decrease, decay)
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abridge(decline, fall, decrease, decay)
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belittle(decline, decrease, depress, regress)
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decry(decline, decrease, depress, regress)
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deprecate(decline, decrease, depress, regress)
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APASmart Define. (2015). maximize thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/maximize/thesaurus/antonyms
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