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Belittle Synonyms & Antonyms

(ambitransitive) To knowingly say that (someone or something) is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation.

Synonyms

understatemake light ofdenigratedegradedeprecatedisparagedownplayplay downtrivializebagatellizeabasebanalizebelittlecut downde-emphasizederogatedispraiselilliputianizemake little ofmake nothing ofminimizeset at noughtsuperficializeunderestimateunderplayvilipendbesmallsmallifyabatebring downdiminishpick atfind fault with

Antonyms

big upexaggeratecut it fathyperbolizeoverchargeoverdooveremphasizeoverstateplay upstretchthree-sheetblandishflatter

Related Words

disparagedenigratederogateminimizediminishpick atfind fault withdiscreditmaligndepreciateunderestimatedownplayunderstatedevaluede-emphasizetrivializedislessenreduceundermine

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