What is another word for make light of?
274 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ mˌe͡ɪk lˈa͡ɪt ɒv], [ mˌeɪk lˈaɪt ɒv], [ m_ˌeɪ_k l_ˈaɪ_t ɒ_v]Table of Contents
Similar words for make light of:- downgrade (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- downplay (verb)
- ignore (verb)
- minimize (verb)
- overlook (verb)
- palliate (verb)
- play down (verb)
- pooh-pooh (verb)
- scoff (verb)
- slight (verb)
- underestimate (verb)
- whitewash (verb)
- other synonyms
- dismiss
- downplay
- jest
- neglect
- other relevant words
- play down
- pooh-pooh
- underestimate
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Make light of:
n.
•downgrade (noun) •Other relevant words: (noun)v.
•downplay (verb)- soften,
- devalue,
- think nothing of,
- attach little importance to,
- lessen,
- give little weight to,
- deemphasize.
- depreciate,
- shrink,
- curtail,
- cheapen,
- detract,
- dwarf,
- disparage,
- knock,
- derogate,
- put down,
- diminish,
- discount,
- decry,
- decrease,
- belittle,
- prune,
- attenuate,
- abbreviate,
- reduce,
- deprecate,
- run down,
- pan.
Other synonyms:
•dismiss •downplay •jest •neglect- Slurring,
- pay no mind,
- neglected,
- pretermit,
- Scanting,
- keep at arm's length,
- passed by,
- Scanted,
- lets go,
- keep one's distance,
- not care for,
- keep distance,
- pay no attention to,
- scants,
- shrug off,
- have nothing to do with,
- keep arm's length,
- laugh off,
- neglect,
- passed up,
- live with,
- tune out,
- paying no mind,
- letting go,
- pass up,
- living with.
- knocks down,
- be little,
- leaves out,
- whitewash,
- miniaturize,
- underplaying,
- overpast,
- slipping up,
- show contempt,
- showing contempt,
- leave out,
- prettified,
- whiting,
- blink at,
- slips up,
- over pass,
- Ragging,
- scoff,
- prettifying,
- apologize for,
- underplayed,
- underplay,
- underplays,
- dig at,
- give the cold shoulder to,
- light,
- minimize,
- underestimate,
- Glozing,
- knocking down,
- slipped up,
- let slide,
- pay no attention,
- Whited,
- play down,
- slip up,
- poor mouth,
- miniaturized,
- Whites,
- whitewashed,
- fail to notice,
- let fall between the cracks,
- give the brush,
- turn deaf ear to,
- poked fun at,
- leaving out,
- poke fun at,
- cut rate,
- left undone,
- prettify,
- Gloze,
- leave undone,
- slight,
- show disrespect,
- knock down,
- knocked down,
- make little of,
- pokes fun at,
- prettifies,
- miniaturizes,
- palliate,
- downplay,
- not give time of day,
- poormouth,
- give cold shoulder to,
- cut down to size,
- poor-mouth,
- overlook,
- Overpassed.
- poke fun,
- tease,
- ignore,
- dismiss,
- extenuate,
- jeer,
- connive at,
- write off,
- underrate,
- Underreckon,
- scoff at,
- amuse oneself with,
- rationalize,
- play with,
- beggar,
- be inattentive,
- let pass,
- kid,
- be unwary,
- undervalue,
- take it easy,
- denigrate,
- ridicule,
- let go by,
- chaff,
- brush aside,
- Misprise,
- rib,
- conceal,
- sugar-coat,
- rag,
- cover up,
- set at naught,
- twit,
- sell short,
- deride,
- misestimate,
- dally with,
- devaluate,
- camouflage,
- talk down,
- wink at,
- cool it,
- be blind to,
- pass over,
- not heed,
- pass by,
- mock,
- miss,
- Underprize,
- go easy,
- trifle with,
- scorn,
- gloss over,
- not listen,
- lampoon,
- think little of,
- be caught out,
- trivialize,
- qualify,
- playdown,
- sneer,
- excuse,
- hide,
- toy with,
- play,
- spoof,
- de-emphasize.
Antonyms for Make light of:
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minimize
expand, develop, strengthen, enlarge, increase, lengthen, grow, raise, praise, commend, overestimate, laud, overrate, exalt, build up, prolong, extend, approve, compliment, maximize.
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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.
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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.
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underestimate
exaggerate, value, overvalue.
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whitewash
tell truth.
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minimize