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soft-pedaling

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(Entry 1 of 2)

as in minimization, de-emphasis

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for soft-pedaling

de-emphasis,
minimization

censure,
condemnation,
criticism,
denouncement,
denunciation

abuse,
invective,
vituperation

derision,
mockery,
ridicule

aspersion,
backbiting,
calumny,
defamation,
libel,
slander,
vilification

belittlement,
denigration,
deprecation,
depreciation,
derogation,
detraction,
diminishment,
disparagement,
put-down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for soft-pedaling

aggrandizement,
ennoblement,
exaltation,
glorification,
magnification

acclaim,
praise

approbation,
approval,
blessing,
commendation

hype,
puffery

soft-pedaling

verb

present participle of soft-pedal

Synonyms & Antonyms of soft-pedaling (Entry 2 of 2)

to reduce in apparent importance

she politely tries to soft-pedal her accomplishments when talking to less fortunate people

Synonyms for soft-pedaling

de-emphasizing,
downplaying,
playing down

Words Related to soft-pedaling

underplaying,
understating

bad-mouthing,
belittling,
crying down,
decrying,
denigrating,
deprecating,
depreciating,
derogating,
dismissing,
disparaging,
kissing off,
minimizing,
poor-mouthing,
putting down,
running down,
talking down,
trashing,
trash-talking

Near Antonyms for soft-pedaling

exaggerating,
overdoing,
overdrawing,
overstating

elaborating,
embellishing,
embroidering,
magnifying,
padding,
stretching

fudging,
hedging

melodramatizing,
overemphasizing,
overplaying,
sensationalizing

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