UNDEREMPHASIZE Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

underemphasize

verb

Definition of underemphasize next

as in to understate

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Recent Examples of underemphasize The charts can also miss or underemphasize trends in music streaming, a challenge that Billboard itself has acknowledged. —

Julia Malleck, Quartz, 25 June 2022 In fiction, perhaps there can be a tendency to both overemphasize and underemphasize the centrality of this activity to modern life. —

David Wallace, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021 The Journal reported in December that Strzok meant to convey that Clinton’s probable victory didn’t mean that the FBI should underemphasize an investigation that could uncover evidence of collusion between Trump’s associates and Moscow. —

Matt Ford, New Republic, 12 Jan. 2018

Recent Examples of Synonyms for underemphasize

understate

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Modern and understated, the design is deliberately pared back—a welcome antidote to the constant hum of New York City.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
The Muddy Waters report also alleges that SoFi has been assigning the wrong discount rate to its student loan portfolio—essentially overvaluing it—as well as understating its exposure to loans in default.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026