Home › Words › D › deoptimizationdeoptimizationdeoptimization means the act or process of deoptimizing.EtymologyFrom deoptimize + -ation or de- + optimization.nounThe act or process of deoptimizing.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.deoptimizer 87% match — A process or algorithm that deoptimizes. vs deoptimization →deoptimize 84% match — To make less than optimal. vs deoptimization →deoptimized 76% match — modified so as not to be optimum vs deoptimization →underoptimization 70% match — The act or process of underoptimizing. vs deoptimization →depotentialization 68% match — The process of depotentializing. vs deoptimization →deprioritization 67% match — The act or process of deprioritizing. vs deoptimization →deparameterization 67% match — The act or process, or an instance, of deparameterizing. vs deoptimization →denormalization 65% match — The act or process of denormalizing. vs deoptimization →