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Synonyms for downplay in English

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downplay:
- background; play down; downplay; minimize; understate; minimise

English

Detailed Synonyms for downplay in English

downplay:

downplay verb

downplay

– understate the importance or quality of ¹
background; to play down; downplay
– understate the importance or quality of ¹
- background verb
- play down verb (plays down, played down, playing down)
- downplay verb
downplay

– represent as less significant or important ¹
to minimize; understate; downplay; minimise
– represent as less significant or important ¹
- minimize verb, American (minimizes, minimized, minimizing)
- understate verb
- downplay verb
- minimise verb, British

Alternate Synonyms for "downplay":

understate; minimize; minimise; inform
background; play down; stress; emphasize; emphasise; punctuate; accent; accentuate

Antonyms for "downplay":

overstate; play up; foreground

Related Definitions for "downplay":

understate the importance or quality of¹
represent as less significant or important¹

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