Synonyms of playing up

playing up

verb

present participle of play up

as in highlighting

to indicate the importance of by centering attention on

that TV news program plays up sensational stories just to get higher ratings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• highlighting
• emphasizing
• stressing
• featuring
• pointing (up)
• bearing down on
• making much of
• identifying
• punctuating
• illuminating
• focusing
• accentuating
• accenting
• pressing
• foregrounding
• promoting
• focussing
• advertising
• pinpointing
• publicizing
• spotlighting
• plugging
• boosting
• overplaying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• playing down
• toning (down)
• minimizing
• understating
• de-emphasizing
• discounting
• disparaging
• belittling
• underemphasizing