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downplay

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of downplay

to reduce in apparent importance

he self-deprecatingly downplays his own contributions to the festival's success

Synonyms of downplay

de-emphasize, play down, soft-pedal

Words Related to downplay

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 downplay

exaggerate, overdo, overdraw, overstate

elaborate, embellish, embroider, magnify, pad, stretch

melodramatize, overemphasize, overplay, sensationalize

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