downplay
English Thesaurus
1. understate the importance or quality of (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | wave off, |
| definition | : | dismiss as insignificant (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | soft-pedal, |
| definition | : | play down or obscure (verb.communication) |
2. represent as less significant or important (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | inform, |
| definition | : | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to (verb.communication) |
3. understate the importance or quality of (verb.change)
| derivation | : | background, |
| definition | : | relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation (noun.event) |
4. represent as less significant or important (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | minimisation, minimization, |
| definition | : | the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | understatement, |
| definition | : | a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | lower limit, minimum, |
| definition | : | the smallest possible quantity (noun.quantity) |
5. understate the importance or quality of (verb.change)
| derivation | : | background, |
| definition | : | relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation (noun.event) |
6. represent as less significant or important (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | minimisation, minimization, |
| definition | : | the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | understatement, |
| definition | : | a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | lower limit, minimum, |
| definition | : | the smallest possible quantity (noun.quantity) |
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