Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letter.

MINIMIZE:

  1. Report

  2. Imagine

  3. Repair

  4. Overestimate

  5. Investigate
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Minimize means to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree. Overestimate means to estimate something as being greater than it actually is, which is the opposite of minimizing or underestimating.

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