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de-emphasize

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of de-emphasize

to reduce in apparent importance

you're at a point in your career where you can de-emphasize your academic record and emphasize your work experience

Synonyms of de-emphasize

downplay, play down, soft-pedal

Words Related to de-emphasize

underplay, understate

bad-mouth, belittle, cry down, decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, dismiss, disparage, kiss off, minimize, poor-mouth, put down, run down, talk down, trash, trash-talk

Near Antonyms of de-emphasize

exaggerate, overdo, overdraw, overstate

elaborate, embellish, embroider, magnify, pad, stretch

melodramatize, overemphasize, overplay, sensationalize

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