Underplay

Synonyms for "underplay" (79 found)

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Closest matches (16)

Strong matches (24)

deadendeprecatedepreciatedetract fromdiminishdownplaydulldwarfextenuatekeep within boundslaylenifylessenlightenmake light ofmake little ofmake nothing ofminifyminimizemitigate
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Related words (39)

modulateobtundpalliateplay downreducereduce the temperaturerestrainset at naughtset little byslackenslow downsmothersobersober downsoftenstiflesubduesuppresstake the edge offtame
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temperthink little ofthink nothing oftone downtrivializetune downweaken

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cautious framingdeemphasizemeasured framingminimizerestrained portrayalsoft-pedalsubdued portrayalunderstate

Collocations

6 entries
underplay a roleunderplay emotionsunderplay importanceunderplay riskunderplay significanceunderplay the drama

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

As a working-class person I want to tell Tucker and any other gay and lesbian activists who call themselves socialists and so should certainly know better, that when they underplay survival issues and don't acknowledge the faultline under their feet that is class in this society, it hurts me right in the gut.

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