Leaders are often faulted for downplaying crises, but Gerald Ford was accused by some of overreacting.
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Downplaying
Synonyms for "downplaying" (21 found)
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Closest matches (5)
Noun(4 words)
Verb(1 words)
diminish importance
Strong matches (6)
Noun(5 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (10)
Noun(9 words)
Verb(1 words)
reduce emphasis
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11 entriesclinical downplayinginsignificantmedia downplayingminornegligibleomissionpolicy downplayingrisk downplayingselective disclosureseverity downplayingsoftpedaling
Collocations
16 entriesdownplay consequencesdownplay findingsdownplay impactdownplay riskdownplay significancedownplaying consequencesdownplaying effectsdownplaying findingsdownplaying impactdownplaying languagedownplaying rhetoricdownplaying riskdownplaying severitydownplaying strategydownplaying the threatdownplaying uncertainty
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
1 total sentences available.