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53 entries under reduce topic. ×
| downplay(verb, restrain, crush, moderate) | |
| belittle(verb, reject, dismiss, diminish) | |
| decry(verb, diminish, lower, lessen) | |
| deprecate(verb, diminish, lower, decrease) | |
| disparage(verb, diminish, lower, lessen) | |
| make light of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb) | |
| depreciate(verb, dismiss, diminish, lower) | |
| diminish(verb, control, restrain, moderate) | |
| make little of(verb, expression, idiom, diminish) | |
| lessen(verb, control, restrain, moderate) | |
| tone down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, show) | |
| underestimate(verb, diminish, lower, decrease) | |
| moderate(verb, control, restrain, diminish) | |
| pooh-pooh(verb, reject, dismiss, diminish) | |
| restrain(verb, control, cool, moderate) | |
| soften(verb, control, cool, restrain) | |
| underplay(verb, diminish, lower, decrease) | |
| derogate(verb, diminish, lower, lessen) | |
| mitigate(verb, control, restrain, moderate) | |
| run down(verb, expression, crush, diminish) |
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