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optimise has no exact antonym

I find myself seeking to do something for which I have no fitting verb.

(Unlike trout, human beings are not optimised for swimming against the current.)

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6 responses to “optimise has no exact antonym”

  1. Toby avatar
    Toby

    Hi. Happy New Year. Do you the work of Hiroshi Kamakawi? https://www.kuas.ac.jp/en/f-r/eng/hiroshi-kawakami/

  2. PGR avatar
    PGR

    First I’ve heard of him, Toby! And there doesn’t appear to be much more to go on other than this page you’ve linked…

  3. James Taylor avatar
    James Taylor

    ‘Slacken’ as a proposed antonym https://www.forkingpaths.co/p/against-optimization

  4. PGR avatar
    PGR

    As a person who came of age in the 90s, I approve this choice of verb.

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