Thesaurus:trivialize
English
Verb
(transitive)
Sense: to make something appear trivial; to state or claim to a lesser degree than reality
Synonyms
- bagatellize
- banalize
- belittle
- cut down (idiomatic)
- de-emphasize
- denigrate
- degrade
- deprecate
- derogate
- disparage
- dispraise
- downplay
- lilliputianize
- make little of (idiomatic)
- make nothing of (idiomatic)
- minimize
- play down (idiomatic)
- set at nought (archaic)
- superficialize
- trivialize
- underestimate [⇒ thesaurus]
- underplay
- understate
- vilipend (dated, formal)
Antonyms
Hyponyms
Various
- gloss over (idiomatic)
- make light of (idiomatic)
- take lightly (idiomatic)
- —
- brush off (idiomatic)
- shrug off (idiomatic)
See also
Further reading
- “483. underestimation” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “trivialize” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.