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minimized

minimized

4.0
Made as small as possible in size, amount, or effect
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɪnɪˌmaɪzd/
translation icon : minimizado
  • Her focus on details helped her produce a minimized version of the report.

This is an oil free pore minimizing strobing primer.

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Examples

  • It's like poor minimizing, but it smells.

  • This is an oil free pore minimizing strobing primer.

    Tati

  • So smoothing, shine control, pore minimizing, perfecting here.

  • This is some Olay pore minimizing cleanser and scrub.

  • He loves the Olay pore minimizing cleanser and scrub.

  • This new software minimized the file size significantly, making it easier to share.

  • The team worked hard to ensure the risks were minimized during the project.

Synonyms

minimal
vsminimized
196 3.3

Very small in amount or degree

describes making something reach that absolute smallest amount
reduced
vsminimized
1.6

Made smaller in size, amount, or price

focuses on making something reach the absolute smallest amount
lessened
vsminimized
2.1

Smaller in amount, degree, or strength

aims to reduce something down to the smallest possible degree
decreased
vsminimized
1.5

Smaller in amount or size than before

indicates reducing something to the smallest possible amount

Antonyms

maximizing
4.2

To make something as big or useful as possible

How Reduced

minimized
4.0
reduced
1.6
diminished
  • Specialized
4.4

Surface Forms

minimized positive
minimizing positive

Morphology

minimized = minimize (transparent) = minimize + ed

Standard past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'minimize' using the productive suffix '-ed', so the meaning is directly derived from the verb.

Etymology

The word minimized comes from the Latin root minimus, which means 'smallest', and is related to everyday words like mini and minimum. So to minimize something is to make it as small as possible, and when something is minimized it has been reduced to that smallest level.