Definitions for: Downplay


[v] understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"
[v] represent as less significant or important



Synonyms: background, minimise, minimize, play down, understate

Antonyms: amplify, exaggerate, foreground, highlight, hyerbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate, play up, spotlight

See Also: accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, inform, punctuate, soft-pedal, stress, trivialise, trivialize, wave off

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