Synonyms for minimise
min·imise

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1. understate, minimize, minimise, downplayverb

   represent as less significant or important

   Synonyms:
   belittle, denigrate, play down, understate, downplay, minimize, derogate, background

   Antonyms:
   maximise, maximize

2. minimize, minimiseverb

   make small or insignificant

   "Let's minimize the risk"

   Synonyms:
   downplay, minimize, derogate, belittle, understate, denigrate

   Antonyms:
   maximise, maximize

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1. List of paraphrases for "minimise":

   minimize, minimizing, reduce, minimising, minimizes, downplay, trivialise

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1. Chuan Liao:

   But we still must minimise carbon emissions while pursuing agricultural development.

2. The Business Ministry:

   The UK government is actively working with Tata Steel and the British Steel Pension Scheme's Trustees to find a solution that will help minimise its impact on a potential purchaser, and potentially separate it from the business.

3. Gideon Tadmor:

   I don't want to minimise the significance of what happened.

4. Jonas Bengtsson:

   When you do that kind of analysis, you should realise you can't have a short-sighted view, maximising competition in order to minimise prices. There are other factors to take into account, quality, willingness to invest.

5. British Health Minister Matt Hancock:

   We are taking all necessary measures to minimise the risk, the public can be assured that we have a clear plan to contain, delay, research and mitigate this virus.