Synonyms of de-emphasized

de-emphasized

verb

past tense of de-emphasize

as in minimized

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 & Similar Words

• minimized
• downplayed
• dismissed
• soft-pedaled
• played down
• understated
• underplayed
• denigrated
• disparaged
• belittled
• decried
• derogated
• depreciated
• deprecated
• talked down
• ran down
• cried down
• trashed
• trash-talked
• bad-mouthed
• kissed off
• poor-mouthed
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• overstated
• exaggerated
• elaborated
• stretched
• embellished
• magnified
• overdid
• padded
• embroidered
• overemphasized
• hedged
• overdrew
• overplayed
• fudged
• sensationalized
• melodramatized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of de-emphasized

Our tactile and sensory life has been de-emphasized in favor of ideas, symbols, accomplishments, and abstractions. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026

The changes have included an overhaul of Google’s ubiquitous search engine that has de-emphasized a listing of relevant web links in its results and increasingly highlighted AI overviews and conversational responses provided through an AI mode. — Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025