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understate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of understate

to say that (something) is smaller, less important, etc., than it really is

He understated his taxable income.

She's trying to understate the issue/problem.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of understate

de-emphasize, downplay, play down, soft-pedal

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

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of understate

exaggerate, overdo, overdraw, overstate

elaborate, embellish, embroider, magnify, pad, stretch

melodramatize, overemphasize, overplay, sensationalize

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