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make little of

VERB
minimize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
curtail decrease diminish downplay lessen play down reduce trivialize underestimate
STRONG
abbreviate attenuate belittle cheapen decry deprecate depreciate derogate detract discount disparage dwarf knock miniaturize pan pooh-pooh prune shrink underplay
WEAK
cut down to size knock down make light of poor-mouth put down run down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
develop enlarge expand extend grow increase lengthen prolong raise strengthen
STRONG
approve build up commend compliment exalt laud praise
WEAK
maximize overestimate overrate
VERB
play down
Synonyms
STRONGEST
belittle deemphasize gloss over minimize mute soft pedal soften underplay
WEAK
hold back make light of restrain underrate
Antonyms
WEAK
blow up build up explode play up

Example Sentences

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The documents also show that the pressure to make little of the differences between the MAX and the previous model extended to certification of the aircraft, including systems important to safety.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2020

Generally, Creed likes to make little of nothing very much: a tiny tower of Lego, seven nails of ascending sizes banged into the wall, a slender ziggurat of planks.

From The Guardian • Aug. 7, 2010

Forward Gavin Smith from Van Nuys, Calif., for next year, tried to make little of his latest acquisition.

From Time Magazine Archive

Laymen seeing it for the first time could make little of the plot and all its sundry subplots.

From Time Magazine Archive

So crabbed was the hand, and so curious the spelling and formation of the letters, that the boys, even Jack with his fine knowledge of Spanish, could make little of it.

From The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure by Breckenridge, Gerald