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Downplay
verb
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Word Frequency:
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Definitions
1.
verb
To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.
"He would sometimes downplay his Princeton education by saying simply that he went to school in New Jersey."
Synonyms
trivialize
understate
de-emphasize
underplay
underestimate
belittle
detract
lessen
minimize
diminish
reduce
mitigate
Rhymes With
convey
display
dismay
sobriquet
disarray
allay
gay
decay
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