Synonyms of underplaying

underplaying

verb

present participle of underplay

1

as in understating

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understating
• downplaying
• minimizing
• soft-pedaling
• denigrating
• dismissing
• playing down
• de-emphasizing
• belittling
• disparaging
• derogating
• decrying
• deprecating
• depreciating
• running down
• talking down
• crying down
• trashing
• bad-mouthing
• trash-talking
• poor-mouthing
• putting down
• kissing off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exaggerating
• overdoing
• overstating
• stretching
• overdrawing
• elaborating
• embellishing
• magnifying
• padding
• embroidering
• hedging
• overemphasizing
• overplaying
• fudging
• sensationalizing
• melodramatizing

2

as in overplaying

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overplaying
• overacting
• enacting
• pantomiming
• mimicking
• acting out
• dramatizing
• playacting
• role-playing
• aping
• imitating
• miming
• hamming
• clowning
• taking on
• masquerading
• posing (as)
• representing
• rendering
• depicting
• roleplaying
• interpreting
• portraying
• acting
• performing
• playing
• impersonating
• starring (in)
• costarring
• doing
• coacting
• co-acting
• co-starring