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.
  •minimize (verb)
  • depreciate,
  • shrink,
  • curtail,
  • cheapen,
  • detract,
  • dwarf,
  • disparage,
  • knock,
  • derogate,
  • put down,
  • diminish,
  • discount,
  • decry,
  • decrease,
  • belittle,
  • prune,
  • attenuate,
  • abbreviate,
  • reduce,
  • deprecate,
  • run down,
  • pan.
  •overlook (verb)
  • pass,
  • omit,
  • forget,
  • overpass.
  •palliate (verb)
  • assuage,
  • lighten,
  • allay,
  • justify,
  • hush up,
  • disguise,
  • cloak,
  • relieve,
  • exculpate,
  • put on a band-aid,
  • mitigate,
  • veneer,
  • whiten,
  • ease,
  • sugarcoat,
  • veil,
  • screen,
  • mask,
  • soothe,
  • temper,
  • abate,
  • varnish,
  • alleviate,
  • quick fix,
  • vindicate,
  • condone,
  • mollify,
  • moderate,
  • dissemble,
  • white,
  • cover.
  •play down (verb)
  • soft-pedal,
  • mute,
  • hold back,
  • restrain.
  •pooh-pooh (verb)
  • treat with contempt,
  • wave aside,
  • repudiate,
  • sneer at.
  •scoff (verb)
  • contemn,
  • ride,
  • laugh at,
  • discredit,
  • rally,
  • disbelieve,
  • boo,
  • gibe,
  • flout,
  • revile.
  •slight (verb)
  • fail,
  • cut,
  • cool,
  • snub,
  • chill,
  • upstage,
  • skip,
  • sneeze at.
  •underestimate (verb)
  • miscarry,
  • disesteem,
  • think too little of,
  • not do justice,
  • miscalculate.
  •whitewash (verb)
  • launder,
  • exonerate,
  • paint,
  • blanch,
  • suppress,
  • liberate.

• Other synonyms:

  •dismiss
  • pooh-pooh.
  •downplay
  • made light of.
  •jest
  • make a joke of.
  •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.
  •play down
  • glossed over.
  •pooh-pooh
  • scoffed at,
  • pooh pooh.
  •underestimate
  • under-estimates.
  •Other relevant words:
  • 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:

• 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.