English Explanatory Dictionary

play down

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious.

Pronunciation

En-au-play down.ogg

Word forms

play down plays down playing down played down

Synonyms

de-emphasize downplay bagatellize banalize belittle cut down denigrate degrade deprecate derogate disparage dispraise lilliputianize make little of make nothing of minimize play down set at nought superficialize trivialize underestimate underplay understate vilipend

Antonyms

play up big up cut it fat exaggerate hyperbolize overcharge overdo overemphasize overstate stretch three-sheet

Derived words

downplay
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