DOWNPLAYED Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word downplayed. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DOWNPLAYED
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diminished | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use adjective satellite • impaired by diminution • (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval • made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth) | ||||||||
minimized | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • reduced to the smallest possible size or amount or degree | ||||||||
reduced | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • made less in size or amount or degree adjective satellite • well below normal (especially in price) | ||||||||
understated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • exhibiting restrained good taste | ||||||||
understate | verbv | |||||||
verb • represent as less significant or important | ||||||||
background | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person's social heritage: previous experience or training • the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground • information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem • extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured • relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation • the state of the environment in which a situation exists • (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear • scenery hung at back of stage verb • understate the importance or quality of | ||||||||
minimise | verbv | |||||||
verb • represent as less significant or important • make small or insignificant | ||||||||
minimize | verbv | |||||||
verb • make small or insignificant • represent as less significant or important • cause to seem less serious; play down | ||||||||
trivialize | verbv | |||||||
verb • make trivial or insignificant | ||||||||
play down | verbv | |||||||
verb • understate the importance or quality of |