DOWNPLAYS Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word downplays. (close relations)
downplay
Best Alternatives
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| understate | verbv | |||||
verb • represent as less significant or important | ||||||
| background | nounn | |||||
noun • a person's social heritage: previous experience or training • the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground • information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem • extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured • relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation • the state of the environment in which a situation exists • (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear • scenery hung at back of stage verb • understate the importance or quality of | ||||||
| minimise | verbv | |||||
verb • represent as less significant or important • make small or insignificant | ||||||
| minimize | verbv | |||||
verb • make small or insignificant • represent as less significant or important • cause to seem less serious; play down | ||||||
| trivialize | verbv | |||||
verb • make trivial or insignificant | ||||||
| play down | verbv | |||||
verb • understate the importance or quality of | ||||||
