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Definition of Downplay
1. Verb. Represent as less significant or important.
Exact synonyms: Minimise, Minimize, Understate
Generic synonyms: Inform
Specialized synonyms: Trivialise, Trivialize
Derivative terms: Minimisation, Minimum, Minimization, Minimum, Understatement
Antonyms: Overstate
Generic synonyms: Inform
Specialized synonyms: Trivialise, Trivialize
Derivative terms: Minimisation, Minimum, Minimization, Minimum, Understatement
Antonyms: Overstate
2. Verb. Understate the importance or quality of. "He played down his royal ancestry"
Exact synonyms: Background, Play Down
Specialized synonyms: Wave Off, Soft-pedal
Generic synonyms: Accent, Accentuate, Emphasise, Emphasize, Punctuate, Stress
Derivative terms: Background
Antonyms: Foreground, Play Up
Specialized synonyms: Wave Off, Soft-pedal
Generic synonyms: Accent, Accentuate, Emphasise, Emphasize, Punctuate, Stress
Derivative terms: Background
Antonyms: Foreground, Play Up
Definition of Downplay
1. to de-emphasize [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Downplay
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