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. Steve Shaw.WHOU:

   While it's wrong that it happened, I'm going to ask each of you to help us shift the focus back on the excellence we see every day in our students, if you've shared the video post, I'm hoping you will take it down, not to downplay the incident, but to better help all of our students move on to the important work and events in their lives.

2. Morgan Wallen:

   There's no reason to downplay what I did. It matters and please know I'm carefully choosing my next steps in repair.

3. Jordan Greenbaum:

   People tend to downplay the mental health repercussions of sexual abuse, especially online abuse, research is showing, and there's just a little research so far, that the online component of sexual abuse can be particularly distressing...It really takes a toll, and parents and the public may not recognize that in younger kids.

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. Michael Fanone:

   When I listen to the rhetoric that was used in the speeches leading up to the insurrection at Capitol Police, I mean there's no other word to describe it -- at least from my perspective -- than' incitement.' And in some degrees, I would go even further and say that it sanctioned that behavior, certain rhetoric that was used by certain individuals that day -- I mean, to hear people after the fact downplay the event knowing what I went through and what hundreds of other officers went through that day -- I've said before it's disgraceful.