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What is another word for
downplay
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To present or portray as less important or consequential
To belittle or express disapproval of
To keep secret or cover the truth of
To use (something) less than expected
To injure a person's dignity and self-respect
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▲
To present or portray as less important or consequential
minimise
UK
minimize
US
whitewash
soften
lessen
deemphasize
devalue
moderate
undertone
de-emphasize
soft-pedal
play down
make light of
tone down
talk down
think nothing of
attach little importance to
give a lower profile
give little weight to
dumb down
understate
trivialize
US
trivialise
UK
undervalue
underrate
gloss over
underplay
diminish
shrug off
underestimate
underemphasize
make little of
mitigate
extenuate
qualify
minify
brush aside
palliate
downgrade
discount
reduce
make nothing of
rationalize
US
set little store by
set no store by
misprize
sugarcoat
belittle
rationalise
UK
disregard
sell short
detract from
hold back
deprecate
prettify
justify
euphemize
depreciate
disparage
vilipend
hold cheap
soften up
brush off
rate too low
brush something under the carpet
gloze over
not do justice to
mince words
do an injustice to
explain away
oversimplify
simplify
mince
belie
disvalue
gloss
varnish
misjudge
underween
cover up
gild the pill
candy-coat
sugarcoat the pill
smooth over
underreport
look down on
think too little of
take for granted
subdue
shush
overlook
under-publicize
under-declare
ignore
overpass
condone
forgive
blue-pencil
put on the soft pedal
hush-hush
go easy
excuse
remit
pardon
pass over
paper over
deal rapidly with
wink at
blink at
treat as unimportant
weaken
cheapen
temper
minimalize
pooh-pooh
make light
take lightly
be wrong about
deflate
put down
not do justice
slight
disesteem
fail to appreciate
underprice
set too little store by
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“Even in the scene where he appears majestic, Ellison uses the comic to
downplay
his regality.”
Verb
▲
To belittle or express disapproval of
downgrade
deprecate
belittle
denigrate
depreciate
disparage
discredit
dismiss
discount
criticise
UK
criticize
US
knock
slam
vilify
defame
derogate
trash
slate
pan
vilipend
decry
diss
rubbish
asperse
dis
bash
abuse
roast
slander
attack
slight
insult
bag
pummelled
UK
pummel
US
skewer
bad-mouth
talk down
poor-mouth
cast aspersions on
detract from
slag off
trash-talk
cry down
dump on
take to pieces
tear into
hit out at
speak ill of
lay into
have a go at
do a hatchet job on
drag through the mud
speak evil of
throw mud at
minimize
US
diminish
minimise
UK
trivialize
US
trivialise
UK
play down
degrade
demean
undervalue
put down
run down
deride
scorn
underrate
lower
slur
minify
malign
understate
smear
dispraise
marginalize
US
marginalise
UK
scoff at
pooh-pooh
make light of
write off
pour scorn on
pull apart
treat lightly
kiss off
laugh off
take down a peg
demote
disregard
subordinate
lessen
humiliate
deflate
cheapen
devaluate
hammer
vituperate
contemn
compromise
monster
throw brickbats at
cock a snook at
make a joke of
joke about
shrug off
ridicule
mock
underestimate
revile
condemn
misprize
censure
detract
squash
scorch
blister
rip
squelch
sneer at
take down
laugh at
take a swipe at
shoot down
tear down
do down
shoot full of holes
hold cheap
poor mouth
sour grapes
cut down to size
pick holes in
cut to the quick
pooh pooh
besmirch
calumniate
traduce
libel
lambaste
blast
denounce
stigmatize
US
disgrace
assail
blacken
stigmatise
UK
debase
pull to pieces
dishonour
UK
excoriate
scandalize
US
dishonor
US
give a bad name
tarnish
scandalise
UK
inveigh against
pillory
reproach
savage
sully
sling mud at
shame
reprobate
injure
rail against
give a black eye
impugn
flame
reprehend
taint
stain
slash
drag through the mire
do a number on
fling mud at
smirch
castigate
blot
berate
spread scandal about
bring into disrepute
vituperate against
objurgate
defile
devalue
find fault with
disrespect
crucify
reduce
cast a slur on
reprove
animadvert on
arraign
rate
maul
damage
muckrake
rap
besmear
jump on
cut up
cavil at
carp at
spot
scathe
lace into
run smear campaign
bring shame upon
tar and feather
reflect badly on
give some stick to
bring shame on
sledge
befoul
soil
fulminate against
spoil
rebuke
lambast
disapprove of
potshot
nitpick about
rip up and down
blotch
give a bad press to
bring discredit to
breathe on
give flak to
mudsling
reprimand
belabor
US
mortify
belabour
UK
disdain
speak badly of
blacken the name of
abase
blame
scold
taunt
upbraid
backbite
poison
embarrass
dress down
tell lies about
spread lies about
bag on
opprobriate
humble
offend
chastise
flay
hit
fault
curse
sell short
run a smear campaign against
take to task
pick to pieces
sully the reputation of
make little of
drag someone's name through the mud
think little of
blacken the character of
undermine
sully someone's reputation
cut down
cane
deplore
execrate
anathematize
despise
downcry
chasten
belie
misrepresent
nag
carpet
sink
sneer
chide
foul
prostitute
villainize
reject
underplay
demoralize
US
fustigate
badmouth
persecute
oppress
caricature
burlesque
gird
jeer
scoff
bawl out
come down on
chew out
snub
lash
prejudice
demoralise
UK
denunciate
hose
slag
blemish
miscall
slang
find fault
sling mud
tear to pieces
skin
blacken someone's name
haul over the coals
be rude to
call names
give a rocket
pass strictures upon
drag someone's name through the mire
look down one's nose at
write false reports about
tear a strip off
conduct a smear campaign against
show up
treat as unimportant
throw shade
cast down
tear off a strip
rip up
nag at
mark wrong
spread tales about
blacken the reputation of
drag name through mud
disapprove
poormouth
question
proscribe
make fun of
crush
mistrust
repudiate
admonish
put hooks in
bollock
demonize
US
scourge
gibe
twit
dig
jinx
demonise
UK
object
discommend
comment negatively
refute
blackguard
drag through mud
ruin
talk trash
write down
tone down
condescend
ride
zing
rollick
lampoon
criticize severely
animadvert upon
tear apart
take a dig at
give comeuppance
put away
knock off high horse
bring down
knock off
back-bite
blow off
shout at
cuss out
swear at
affront
lie about
cast slur on
deign
annoy
provoke
discountenance
spurn
outrage
prosecute
declaim
harangue
lash into
carp
hurt
aggravate
impeach
ostracise
UK
indict
ostracize
US
wound
speak of with disfavour
be unkind about
have a pop at
be critical of
be malicious about
clobber
protest against
object to
argue with
assault verbally
give something a bad press
declaim against
call out
charge with
read the riot act
trim
fluff
slog
zap
slug
inveigh
upset
disagree with
mess with
complain about
skin alive
pass judgment
give the business
pick at
nit-pick
give bad press
cut to bits
rag on
call down
put in a bad light
give a bad name to
desecrate
disfavour
UK
attaint
lose face
put someone in their place
disfavor
US
make someone eat crow
take down a peg or two
own
cause to lose face
pile in
remonstrate with
ream out
start on
sail into
start in
slap
knock down
tease
take on
betray
give someone hell
jump on one's case
bite someone's head off
snap someone's head off
rap over the knuckles
go for the jugular
look down on
get angry with
criticize unfairly
bad mouth
give black eye
give someone a bollocking
lash out
give someone a bad press
jump down one's throat
give someone a rollicking
give someone a roasting
irritate
disoblige
blaspheme
strumpet
plaster
drag down
injure the reputation of
cast aspersion
taint someone's name
blacken someone's character
stain someone's good name
accuse falsely
sully someone's name
tarnish someone's name
soil someone's name
corrupt
sell out
pervert
vitiate
be untrue to oneself
beat down
deprave
abandon one's principles
warp
animadvert
give offence to
rail
step on one's toes
cause offence to
hurt somebody's feelings
cut dead
treat disrespectfully
complain
subvert
debauch
bastardize
US
profane
deteriorate
defame someone's character
canker
mark down
tear to shreds
snipe at
take swipe at
brutalize
US
dehumanize
US
bemean
dehumanise
UK
bastardise
UK
brutalise
UK
lower the status of
bring shame to
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Verb
▲
To keep secret or cover the truth of
camouflage
dissemble
obscure
suppress
cloak
disguise
dissimulate
falsify
minimise
UK
minimize
US
misrepresent
varnish
veil
veneer
whitewash
airbrush
bluff
extenuate
feign
mask
masquerade
screen
secrete
simulate
sugarcoat
affect
conceal
fake
hide
sham
keep secret
keep quiet about
cover up
dress up
hush up
keep a lid on
keep dark
be dishonest about
de-emphasize
draw a veil over
put on an act
put up a front
put up a smoke screen
soft-pedal
put on a false front
put on a front
sweep under the carpet
sweep under the rug
belie
shroud
cover
occult
blanket
paper over
give a false account of
give a false idea of
pretend
act
posture
pose
counterfeit
assume
deceive
lie
mislead
put on
make out
pass for
let on
hide one's feelings
shuck and jive
be dishonest
make like
go through the motions
profess
front
stonewall
doublespeak
pussyfoot
play-act
pass off as
four-flush
double-talk
play possum
beard
make a pretense
present a false face
present a false front
make a show
make-believe
make believe
impersonate
kid
purport
pass off
fake it
claim falsely
fake out
pass oneself off as
be deceitful
make as if
be hypocritical
put it on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To use (something) less than expected
underuse
minimise
UK
minimize
US
neglect
underexploit
underutilize
Verb
▲
To injure a person's dignity and self-respect
humiliate
disgrace
humble
shame
chasten
debase
degrade
abase
crush
embarrass
subdue
discomfit
mortify
abash
put down
chagrin
demean
deflate
denigrate
cheapen
discredit
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
foul
lower
quash
sink
smirch
squash
bemean
blister
break
discountenance
own
pan
rip
slam
smear
snub
wither
confuse
vanquish
bring down
show up
take down
make ashamed
bring low
cast down
play down
put to shame
run down
shoot down
take down a peg
tear down
cause to feel small
cause to lose face
cut down to size
make a fool of
make someone eat crow
make someone eat humble pie
put out of countenance
take down a peg or two
take the wind out of your sails
settle someone's hash
belittle
disparage
devalue
defame
taint
diminish
downgrade
put someone in their place
stain
stigmatize
US
tarnish
bring shame to
drag through the mud
blot
sully
stigmatise
UK
flatten
bring into disrepute
blacken
ridicule
derogate
reflect badly on
bring shame on
minimize
US
reduce
lessen
depreciate
minimise
UK
drag down
lower the status of
cow
show in a bad light
give a black eye
give a bad name to
besmirch
slander
besmear
insult
decry
mock
compromise
bring shame upon
dismiss
detract from
drag through the mire
put in a bad light
dis
bad-mouth
make lose face
poor-mouth
prostitute
condescend
stoop
deign
demote
vilify
expose
dehumanize
US
reproach
slur
dehumanise
UK
pull down
descend
blemish
undervalue
corrupt
deprecate
disfavor
US
disfavour
UK
debauch
mar
defile
take to pieces
dump on
give a bad name
contemn
bring discredit to
deride
discount
criticize
US
cast aspersions on
slight
vilipend
diss
do a hatchet job on
trash
criticise
UK
bring dishonour to
blacken the name of
cry down
kiss off
get the better of
have the last laugh on
talk down
trash-talk
write off
bastardize
US
blight
demolish
tame
dispirit
profane
bastardise
UK
beclown
take apart
disconcert
dishearten
ruin
take to bits
lower someone's status
lower someone's dignity
discourage
surpass
brand
scandalize
US
put in one's place
injure
spot
lower in rank
get one's comeuppance
cut down
silence
overcome
upset
squelch
cast a slur
disregard
desecrate
disrespect
scandalise
UK
attaint
libel
lower in status
betray
put away
strike dumb
be prejudicial to
reduce the status of
downcry
comment negatively
condemn
opprobriate
reject
make uncomfortable
make someone feel ashamed
pop one's balloon
make eat dirt
put one away
browbeat
relegate
lose face
bring down a peg
make one feel small
cut to the quick
mess with
sell out
kick in the teeth
tar and feather
force to eat humble pie
be untrue to oneself
beat down
abandon one's principles
shoot down in flames
score off
let wind out of sails
declass
show in bad light
knock the stuffing out of
succumb
fix someone's wagon
scorn
detract
despise
bump
set back
revert
mark down
reduce to the ranks
kick downstairs
bust
lower oneself
lower yourself
debase oneself
be reduced
be reduced to
demean oneself
debase yourself
stultify
disrate
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
set up
knock down
malign
attack
calumniate
take down a notch
bring to knees
bring to terms
abuse
knock
slate
bag
pummel
US
rubbish
bash
roast
skewer
censure
soil
devaluate
asperse
hammer
vituperate
monster
pummelled
UK
mudsling
speak evil of
throw brickbats at
pour scorn on
slag off
have a go at
speak ill of
throw mud at
pull apart
hit out at
tear into
lay into
disesteem
ruin the reputation of
pooh-pooh
bring into disfavour
blacken someone's name
destroy someone's credibility
damage someone's reputation
traduce
spoil
damage
befoul
blotch
breathe on
muckrake
do a number on
fling mud at
sling mud at
cast a slur on
assail
rip up and down
poison
spread scandal about
run smear campaign
undermine
dirty
smudge
daub
denounce
scorch
pollute
hurt
tar
damage the reputation of
label
subvert
muddy
contaminate
mark
pillory
warp
vitiate
offend
begrime
prejudice
grime
deteriorate
canker
deprave
discolour
UK
revile
mire
muck
bemire
spatter
splash
distain
splatter
gaum
discolor
US
harm
reflect negatively
make dirty
back-bite
make filthy
get filthy
get dirty
cast in a bad light
harm the reputation of
muddy the reputation of
blacken the reputation of
destroy
badmouth
blackguard
sling mud
impugn
impair
touch
darken
misrepresent
slag
drag through mud
drag someone's name through the mud
bedaub
infect
despoil
anoint
zing
cloud
insinuate
maculate
mess
muss
mess up
make mucky
muss up
muck up
blot your copybook
gossip about
cut up
adulterate
pervert
skin alive
deform
disfigure
waste
deface
violate
ravage
trivialize
US
distort
slap in the face
hit where one lives
underrate
underestimate
cast a slur upon
characterize
US
weaken
dilute
minify
tinge
misprize
brutalize
US
bestialize
dispraise
class
categorize
US
classify
disdain
mongrelize
brutalise
UK
rap
fault
spurn
trivialise
UK
do discredit to
become a stain of the escutcheon of
blemish the reputation of
tarnish the reputation of
become a blot of the escutcheon of
be a discredit to
identify
describe
scoff at
treat lightly
find fault with
look down on
do down
sneer at
hold cheap
sell short
make light of
pick holes in
villainize
belie
characterise
UK
call
categorise
UK
name
mark out
label negatively
accuse of being
tell lies about
run a smear campaign against
blacken the character of
lie about
cast slur on
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