Underplaying

Synonyms for "underplaying" (24 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(5 words)

calibrated underemphasiscognitive minimizationdeemphasisdeliberate minimizationdownplay

Strong matches (7)

Noun(7 words)

downplayedhabitual downplayinglow-key minimization minimize minimized modest

Related words (12)

Noun(12 words)

restrain restrainedstrategic downplayingsubdue subtlesystematic minimizationtrivialize underact underemphasis underrate underrated understated

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More general

12 entries

acting techniqueadjectivebehavioral tendencycommunicatecommunication patterncommunication tacticdescribedramatic techniqueexpress modifierpresentation strategyrhetorical technique

More specific

19 entries

downplayed riskhabitual risk underplayinginstitutional underplayinginsufficient emphasismedia underplayingminimalist actingminimized consequencesmuted emphasismuted performancepolicy framing underplayingpolitical underplayingreduced emphasisrestrained deliveryrisk framing underplayingrisk underplayingsubdued performance

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Collocations

17 entries

careful understatementdownplayed significanceintentional underplayingmedia underplayingmodest portrayalpolitical underplayingrestrained deliveryrisk underplayingstrategic underplayingsubdued toneunderplay an issueunderplay risksunderplay roleunderplay significanceunderplaying risksunderstate seriousness

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Inflections

5 entries

more underplayingmost underplayingundergoing?underplayed underplayings

Derivations

3 entries

underplay underplayed underplayer

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