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PLAY DOWN Synonyms

There are 2 synonyms of the phrase play down. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the phrase play down. (close relations)
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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

downplay
verbv
verb

• represent as less significant or important

• understate the importance or quality of

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Here is a list of related hypernyms for play down, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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accent accentuate belittle diminish downplay emphasise emphasize minimize punctuate stress trivialize

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