Defenition of the word downplay
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Defenition of the word downplay
- To deemphasize; to lessen the importance, emphasis, or force of something, as in a presentation.
- understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"
- represent as less significant or important
- understate the importance or quality of
Hyponyms for the word downplay
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- soft-pedal
- trivialise
- trivialize
- wave off
Hypernyms for the word downplay
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- accent
- accentuate
- emphasise
- emphasize
- inform
- punctuate
- stress
Antonyms for the word downplay
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- amplify
- exaggerate
- foreground
- highlight
- hyerbolise
- hyperbolize
- magnify
- overdraw
- overstate
- play up
- spotlight
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