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Dismissive vs Minimize - What's the difference?

dismissive | minimize |

As an adjective dismissive

is showing disregard, indicating rejection, serving to dismiss.

As a verb minimize is

to make (something) as small or as insignificant as possible.

dismissive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Showing disregard, indicating rejection, serving to dismiss.

    • Synonyms

    * contemptuous * indifferent

    Derived terms

    * dismissively * dismissiveness

    minimize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (non-Oxford British spelling)

    Verb

    (minimiz)
  • To make (something) as small or as insignificant as possible.
  • (computing, transitive, graphical user interface) To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.
    • I didn't close anything, but I minimized all the windows so I could see the desktop.