trivialize

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/ˈtɹɪviəlaɪz/

verb

To make something appear trivial

Similar
downplayunderstatebanalizebagatellizebelittlecut downde-emphasizedenigrate
Opposite
exaggerateoveremphasizebig upcut it fathyperbolize
OriginEnglish trivial ← Latin triviālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
UncommonScrabble 22
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Meanings

verbtrivialize (third-person singular simple present trivializes, present participle trivializing, simple past and past participle trivialized)

present singular third person trivializes · participle present trivializing · participle past trivialized · past trivialized · alternative trivialise

  1. transitiveTo make something appear trivial

    Synonyms: downplay, understate, banalize, bagatellize, banalize, belittle, cut down, de-emphasize · Antonyms: exaggerate, overemphasize, big up, cut it fat, exaggerate, hyperbolize, overcharge, overdo

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make something appear trivial

Similar
downplayunderstatebanalizebagatellizebanalizebelittlecut downde-emphasizedenigratedegradedeprecatederogatedisparagedispraisedownplaylilliputianizemake little ofmake nothing ofminimizeplay down
Opposite
exaggerateoveremphasizebig upcut it fatexaggeratehyperbolizeoverchargeoverdooveremphasizeoverstateplay upstretchthree-sheet
Opposite
glorify

More synonyms by meaning

verbmake trivial or insignificant

Similar
trivialise
Broader
understateminimizeminimise
Also see
banalizebelittledownplayplatitudinizeunderstate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*weyh₁-
  6. Proto-Italic*wiā
  7. Latinvia
  8. Latintrivius
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Latintriviālis
  12. Englishtrivial
  13. Englishtrivialize

From trivial + -ize.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan trivialitzar, empetitir
  • trivialitzarmake something appear trivial
  • empetitirmake something appear trivial
Chinese Mandarin 淡化
  • 淡化 (dànhuà)make something appear trivial
Czech banalizovat
  • banalizovatmake something appear trivial
Finnish arkistaa, triviaalistaa
  • arkistaamake something appear trivial
  • triviaalistaamake something appear trivial
  • vähätellämake something appear trivial
  • trivialisoidamake something appear trivial
French minimiser
  • minimisermake something appear trivial
German kleinreden, trivialisieren
  • kleinredenmake something appear trivial
  • trivialisierenmake something appear trivial
Italian trivializzare
  • trivializzaremake something appear trivial
Japanese 矮小化する
  • 矮小化する (waishōka suru)make something appear trivial
Spanish trivializar, frivolizar
  • trivializarmake something appear trivial
  • frivolizarmake something appear trivial
Cite this entry
APA

trivialize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trivialize

MLA

“trivialize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trivialize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trivialize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trivialize.

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