UNDEREMPHASIZING Antonyms

• to stress, single out as important

• put stress on; utter with an accent

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

• do something to an excessive degree

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

• increase in size, volume or significance

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

• make large

• place special or excessive emphasis on

• an appraisal that is too high

• a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high

• make too high an estimate of

• assign too high a value to

• exaggerate one's acting

• a focus of public attention

• a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer

• move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

• illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater

• the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

• (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

• special emphasis attached to something

• difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

• (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body

• to stress, single out as important

• put stress on; utter with an accent

• test the limits of

• to suffer from stress