Synonyms for Make light of:

• n.

  •downgrade (noun)
  • downgrade.

• v.

  •downplay (verb)
  • soften,
  • devalue,
  • think nothing of,
  • attach little importance to,
  • lessen,
  • give little weight to,
  • deemphasize.
  •ignore (verb)
  • disregard.
  •overlook (verb)
  • omit,
  • forget,
  • overpass,
  • pass,
  • miss.
  •palliate (verb)
  • ease,
  • condone,
  • allay,
  • white,
  • mask,
  • moderate,
  • dissemble,
  • abate,
  • relieve,
  • assuage,
  • cloak,
  • put on a band-aid,
  • camouflage,
  • sugarcoat,
  • screen,
  • justify,
  • excuse,
  • qualify,
  • mollify,
  • whiten,
  • exculpate,
  • cover,
  • alleviate,
  • temper,
  • lighten,
  • varnish,
  • conceal,
  • veil,
  • disguise,
  • soothe,
  • hush up,
  • vindicate,
  • hide,
  • extenuate,
  • veneer,
  • quick fix,
  • mitigate.
  •play down (verb)
  • mute,
  • hold back,
  • underrate,
  • gloss over,
  • soft-pedal,
  • restrain.
  •pooh-pooh (verb)
  • scoff at,
  • repudiate,
  • sneer at,
  • treat with contempt,
  • wave aside.
  •scoff (verb)
  • gibe,
  • discredit,
  • mock,
  • revile,
  • rag,
  • ride,
  • contemn,
  • ridicule,
  • disbelieve,
  • flout,
  • sneer,
  • jeer,
  • boo,
  • tease,
  • deride,
  • laugh at,
  • rally.
  •slight (verb)
  • snub,
  • cool,
  • neglect,
  • sneeze at,
  • upstage,
  • skip,
  • cut,
  • fail,
  • chill.
  •underestimate (verb)
  • miscarry,
  • disesteem,
  • sell short,
  • think too little of,
  • miscalculate,
  • not do justice,
  • undervalue.
  •whitewash (verb)
  • launder,
  • exonerate,
  • paint,
  • blanch,
  • suppress,
  • liberate.

• Other synonyms:

  •dismiss
  • pooh-pooh.
  •downplay
  • made light of.
  •play down
  • glossed over.
  •pooh-pooh
  • scoffed at,
  • pooh pooh.
  •underestimate
  • under-estimates.

Antonyms for Make light of:

• v.

  • minimize
    expand, develop, strengthen, enlarge, increase, lengthen, grow, raise, praise, commend, overestimate, laud, overrate, exalt, build up, prolong, extend, approve, compliment, maximize.
  • neglect
    achieve, heed, complete, welcome, respect, attend, admire, concern, protect, watch, cherish, notice, regard, pay attention, nurture, succeed, accomplish, note, look at, DO, love, like, take care of, recognize, finish, guard, flatter.
  • overlook
    remember, follow, prevent, veto, serve, refuse, get, honor, deny.
  • palliate
    blacken, agitate, intensify, upset, let out, worry, aggravate, disclose, lay bare, trouble, sentence, accuse, divulge, strip, blame, depress, irritate, burden, uncover, show, condemn, incite, reveal, open, worsen, allow, unmask, provoke, expose, tell, darken, magnify.
  • play down
    blow up, play up, explode.
  • scoff
    believe, be nice, trust.
  • slight
    esteem, warm, heat.
  • underestimate
    exaggerate, value, overvalue.
  • whitewash
    tell truth.