Synonyms for downplay
ˈdaʊnˌpleɪdown·play

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1. understate, minimize, minimise, downplayverb

   represent as less significant or important

   Synonyms:
   belittle, denigrate, play down, understate, minimise, minimize, derogate, background

2. background, play down, downplayverb

   understate the importance or quality of

   "he played down his royal ancestry"

   Synonyms:
   minimize, play down, background, understate, minimise

Matched Categories

1. • Emphasize
   • Inform

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1. List of paraphrases for "downplay":

   minimize, trivialise, de-emphasize, minimise, underestimate

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1. Roy Lee:

   Many countries expressed a desire to downplay the US-China confrontation in the IPEF, and that is the main reason why Taiwan was not invited to attend the launch ceremony, some countries pointed out that Taiwan's inclusion would boost [ the IPEF's ] efficiency, but there were also worries that China would view these countries as choosing a side.

2. Fabrice Bregier:

   My mistake was perhaps to downplay a bit at the beginning of the show.

3. Douglas Feith:

   The Obama administration has tended to downplay, to belittle, the ideological importance of the problem, you can't explain away the terrorism problem as a matter of economic and political frustration.

4. Janet Yellen:

   Are there risks? Of course. I don’t want to downplay the risks here, but I do think that’s possible. we’re seeing those supply chain bottlenecks that boosted inflation, they’re beginning to resolve.

5. Jeffrey McCall:

   Some news accounts simply reference ‘the ransomware attack’ without a specific origin, or point the blame generically at ‘a criminal group in Russia,’ it is curious to see this coverage appear to downplay the Russian connection, particularly whether this cyberattack could have happened without nodding approval from the Russian government.