What is another word for play down?
372 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ plˈe͡ɪ dˈa͡ʊn], [ plˈeɪ dˈaʊn], [ p_l_ˈeɪ d_ˈaʊ_n]Table of Contents
Similar words for play down:- background (noun)
- belittle (noun)
- de-emphasize (verb)
- downplay (verb)
- humiliate (verb)
- minimize (verb)
- moderate (verb)
- pooh-pooh (verb)
- pretend as if something were unimportant (verb)
- tone down (verb)
- other synonyms
- de-emphasize
- dismiss
- downplay
- moderate
- pooh-pooh
- tone down
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Play down:
n.
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- detract from,
- downgrade,
- overshadow,
- eclipse,
- lessen.
v.
•de-emphasize (verb)- under-stating,
- under stated,
- under-states,
- under-stated,
- under stating,
- under states,
- under-state,
- de emphasize,
- under state.
- attaching little importance to,
- attaches little importance to,
- de-valued,
- makes light of,
- de valued,
- giving little weight to,
- de value,
- thought nothing of,
- de-valuing,
- attached little importance to,
- making light of,
- de values,
- thinks nothing of,
- thinking nothing of,
- de-value,
- de-values,
- gives little weight to,
- de valuing,
- gave little weight to.
- de basing,
- making a fool of,
- be-means,
- de-pressing,
- dis countenance,
- de-mean,
- be-meaning,
- de-graded,
- de base,
- putting out countenance,
- be mean,
- de-meaning,
- dis graced,
- de-base,
- dis comfit,
- makes a fool of,
- de-grading,
- shooting down,
- cuts down to size,
- de grades,
- makes ashamed,
- de-pressed,
- de pressing,
- making ashamed,
- dis honors,
- puts out countenance,
- making fool of,
- make fool of,
- dis-honored,
- dis-honors,
- cutting down to size,
- made a fool of,
- makes fool of,
- bemeaning,
- de-presses,
- dis-graces,
- de press,
- made fool of,
- take down peg,
- dis-gracing,
- de grade,
- dis comfits,
- sub due,
- de mean,
- de meaning,
- dis countenances,
- bringing low,
- dis-grace,
- dis-honor,
- dis honoring,
- de means,
- dis-countenance,
- dis countenanced,
- took down a peg,
- sub dues,
- sub-due,
- brings low,
- dis-countenancing,
- be meaning,
- takes down a peg,
- de-grade,
- de grading,
- puts out of countenance,
- sub-dues,
- taking down a peg,
- de-means,
- bemeans,
- be means,
- dis-comfits,
- taking down peg,
- de based,
- be-mean,
- put out countenance,
- casts down,
- dis honored,
- de-grades,
- de pressed,
- dis graces,
- put shame,
- dis-countenanced,
- de-based,
- dis-comfit,
- dis honor,
- dis gracing,
- cutting down size,
- de-press,
- de-basing,
- de presses,
- putting out of countenance,
- de graded,
- dis-graced,
- shoots down,
- took down peg,
- dis-countenances,
- dis grace,
- cuts down size,
- cut down size,
- takes down peg,
- dis-honoring,
- dis countenancing.
- cutting rate,
- made little of,
- re-duces,
- cuts rate,
- under played,
- de-cries,
- de-creased,
- under-play,
- under plays,
- re-duce,
- dis-counting,
- be-littles,
- dis-counted,
- dis counts,
- de tract,
- de creased,
- under-estimated,
- de-creases,
- poor-mouthed,
- de cried,
- under estimates,
- under-playing,
- making little of,
- poor-mouthing,
- de-crease,
- poor-mouths,
- dis counted,
- de-cried,
- de-creasing,
- makes little of,
- poor mouthed,
- de-cry,
- miniaturizing,
- under estimated,
- de creases,
- de cries,
- under-plays,
- re duces,
- de cry,
- de tracts,
- poor mouths,
- under play,
- de crease,
- poormouths,
- under playing,
- de-tracts,
- de-tract,
- poormouthing,
- be littles,
- de creasing,
- poor mouthing,
- de crying,
- dis counting,
- dis-counts,
- re duce,
- under estimating,
- be-little,
- under-estimating,
- poormouthed,
- under estimate,
- de-crying,
- under-played,
- under-estimate.
- sub-sides,
- re-presses,
- de cline,
- eased off,
- cools out,
- dieing down,
- de-cline,
- softpedal,
- sub sides,
- re pressed,
- sub sided,
- re pressing,
- re-pressing,
- met halfway,
- de clines,
- eases off,
- cooling out,
- sub side,
- cooled out,
- de-clines,
- re press,
- re presses.
- waves aside,
- dis-regard,
- scoffs at,
- poohpooh,
- dis regarded,
- dis-regarding,
- dis regards,
- re-buffs,
- re-buffing,
- re-buffed,
- waving aside,
- re buffs,
- dis regarding,
- dis-regarded,
- scoffing at,
- re buffed,
- treats with contempt,
- sneers at,
- sneered at,
- dis regard,
- treated with contempt,
- dis-regards,
- treating with contempt,
- sneering at,
- re buffing,
- waved aside,
- re buff.
Other synonyms:
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- whitewash,
- depreciate.
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- dwarf.
- make light of,
- made light of,
- think nothing of,
- attach little importance to,
- whitewashed,
- give little weight to.
- downed,
- easing off,
- dying down,
- tone down,
- cool out,
- downing,
- died down,
- ease off,
- die down,
- Downs,
- dies down.
- keep within bounds,
- subdue,
- extenuate,
- soften,
- lay,
- belittle,
- decry,
- constrain,
- dismiss,
- sober,
- rationalize,
- write,
- deride,
- slight,
- derogate,
- detract,
- damp,
- bank the fire,
- disparage,
- diminish,
- attemper,
- denigrate,
- undervalue,
- slacken,
- lighten,
- gloss over,
- sugar-coat,
- palliate,
- conceal,
- Vilipend,
- lenify,
- dampen,
- modulate,
- set at naught,
- suppress,
- talk down,
- tune down,
- dull,
- discredit,
- qualify,
- scorn,
- understate,
- Misprize,
- temper,
- mitigate,
- mute,
- beggar,
- reduce the temperature,
- chasten,
- devaluate,
- minify,
- allay,
- hide,
- criticize,
- underrate,
- smother,
- scoff at,
- Misprise,
- control,
- camouflage,
- deaden,
- cover up,
- deprecate,
- excuse,
- Bedwarf,
- assuage,
- reduce,
- underestimate,
- slow down,
- blunt,
- alleviate,
- laugh off,
- weaken,
- degrade,
- think little of,
- devalue,
- stifle,
- tame,
- abate,
- obtund.
Antonyms for Play down:
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Other antonyms:
stretch, exalt, overdraw, favor, overstate, extol, overemphasize, magnify, praise, fudge, sanction, spotlight, embroider, overdo, embellish, approve, foreground, elaborate, overplay, recommend, countenance, highlight, acclaim, compliment, commend, hedge, endorse, applaud, eulogize, pad, glorify, sensationalize, laud.
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