Synonyms and Antonyms of minimize
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
- sore losers trying to minimize the other team's victory
bad-mouth, belittle, cry down, decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, diminish, dis (also diss) [slang], discount, dismiss, disparage, kiss off, play down, poor-mouth, put down, run down, talk down, trash, trash-talk, vilipend, write off
discommend
abuse, scold
disapprove (of), dislike
censure, condemn, criticize, denounce, reprehend, reprobate
asperse, defame, malign, rip, slander, slur, traduce, vilify
discredit, disgrace