maximize

[mak-suh-mahyz] / ˈmæk səˌmaɪz /

VERB

inflate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

augment bloat boost enlarge escalate exaggerate expand magnify overestimate pad widen

STRONG

aerate aggrandize amplify balloon cram dilate distend exalt pyramid raise spread stretch surcharge

WEAK

beef up build up flesh out puff up pump up swell up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abridge decrease diminish lessen lower play down reduce shrink weaken

STRONG

compress contract debase depress

WEAK

deflate let air out

VERB

overplay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exaggerate overdo overemphasize overstate overuse

STRONG

accent accentuate dramatize hyperbolize magnify mug overact overdraw overstress overwork stretch

WEAK

blow out of proportion get carried away ham it up labor at lay it on thick point up show off

Antonyms

WEAK

play down

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Mr. Bailey’s suggestions for maximizing productivity include drawing an “intention stack” to help visualize how goals, spread out over time, exist in relation to one another.

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Now, he’s one of the players choosing to stay in college as long as possible, in part to maximize their pay before taking their chances in the NFL.

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At one session, instructor Jon Harney led the group in breathing techniques, emphasized the importance of vocal health and explained how to maximize vocal resonance.

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On tariffs, to maximize trading profit required getting three things right, and I only scored one-and-a-half out of three.

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“China’s trade policy is basically set on maximizing its global export market share,” said Logan Wright, head of China market research at Rhodium Group.

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