| lower(verb, reduce, disregard, dismiss, withdraw) |
| make light of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, soften) |
| misjudge(verb, get, disregard, misconstrue, misunderstand) |
| write off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, dismiss) |
| denigrate(verb, dismiss, slight, criticize, lower) |
| detract(verb, take, reduce, diminish, criticize) |
| devaluate(verb, reduce, withdraw, diminish, lower) |
| disregard(blow, lower, cancel, forget, misconstrue) |
| floccinaucinihilipilification |
| sneer(verb, slight, criticize, scorn, crack) |
| criticize(verb, diminish, lower, scorn, condemn) |
| deride(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn, condemn) |
| downgrade(verb, disregard, diminish, criticize, lower) |
| make little of(expression, idiom, soften, belittle, minimize) |
| mark down(verb, expression, disregard, diminish, criticize) |
| misestimate(verb, miscalculate) |
| misreckon(verb, disregard, misconstrue, misunderstand, misread) |
| run down(verb, expression, dismiss, criticize, scorn) |
| talk down(verb, expression, minimize, understate) |
| trivialize |