English Explanatory Dictionary

make nothing of

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To do (something) with ease
  2. To consider as trifling or unimportant.
  3. To fail to understand.

Word forms

make nothing of makes nothing of making nothing of made nothing of

Synonyms

banalize downplay understate bagatellize belittle cut down de-emphasize denigrate degrade deprecate derogate disparage dispraise lilliputianize make little of make nothing of minimize play down set at nought superficialize trivialize underestimate underplay vilipend

Antonyms

make something of
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