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To make, or attempt to make, something seem less important
To belittle or disparage the achievements of others
To dismiss idly with contempt or derision
To disregard as unimportant or insignificant
To injure a person's dignity and self-respect
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Verb
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To make, or attempt to make, something seem less important
minimises
UK
minimizes
US
understates
downplays
diminishes
softens
underrates
underplays
undervalues
underemphasizes
deemphasizes
trivialises
UK
trivializes
US
downgrades
de-emphasizes
soft-pedals
glosses over
makes light of
tones down
shrugs off
talks down
makes little of
makes nothing of
sets little store by
detracts from
sets no store by
holds back
lessens
belittles
hold cheap
underestimates
devalues
minifies
reduces
mitigates
misprizes
deprecates
moderates
whitewashes
brushes aside
discounts
dismisses
depreciates
qualifies
extenuates
palliates
pooh-poohs
sells short
disparages
tempers
does an injustice to
rates too low
derogates
cheapens
weakens
rationalizes
US
restrains
sugarcoats
subdues
scoffs at
laughs off
treats lightly
takes lightly
modulates
rationalises
UK
discredits
denigrates
lowers
defames
vilipends
restricts
decreases
relaxes
disregards
euphemizes
minces words
curbs
minces
undersells
explains away
softens up
underrepresents
brushes something under the carpet
controls
undertones
puts down
thinks too little of
treats as unimportant
prettifies
justifies
underprices
thinks little of
disesteems
minimalizes
brushes off
makes light
deflates
covers up
candy-coats
slights
sets too little store by
fails to appreciate
makes a joke of
jokes about
decries
misjudges
underweens
looks down on
takes for granted
knocks
thinks nothing of
gives a lower profile
dumbs down
attaches little importance to
gives little weight to
shushes
blue-pencils
goes easy
puts on the soft pedal
undermines
devaluates
glosses
belies
glozes over
varnishes
smooths over
limits
withdraws
subtracts from
laughs at
cuta rate
takes away from
backbites
detracts
blisters
writes off
dampens
remits
demeans
chills out
dilutes
abates
revises
blunts
dulls
eases
slackens
modifies
demotes
degrades
derides
criticizes
US
scorns
marginalizes
US
maligns
dumps on
marginalises
UK
takes down a peg
vilifies
smears
trashes
criticises
UK
dispraises
slurs
cries down
keeps in check
stills
soothes
damps
allays
calms
regulates
constrains
holds in
temperates
checks
meets halfway
keeps under control
deadens
represses
quiets
tames
breaks
cools out
cools
pacifies
mellows
more ❯
“MacFarlane did his best to duck the limelight and
play down
his role in the investigation.”
Verb
▲
To belittle or disparage the achievements of others
belittles
minimises
UK
minimizes
US
deprecates
disparages
denigrates
depreciates
dismisses
decries
diminishes
discounts
derogates
vilipends
disses
trashes
underestimates
slights
bad-mouths
runs down
trash-talks
puts down
pooh-poohs
scoffs at
writes off
talks down
cries down
kisses off
sneers at
thinks little of
knocks
dumps on
hold cheap
pans
vilifies
criticizes
US
rubbishes
slates
asperses
discredits
criticises
UK
does a hatchet job on
undervalues
defames
maligns
underrates
ridicules
derides
scorns
slams
reviles
abuses
slags off
pulls apart
has a go at
casts aspersions on
slurs
mocks
misprizes
roasts
pours scorn on
drags through the mud
trivializes
US
slanders
condemns
downgrades
minifies
detracts
deflates
hits out at
tears down
speaks ill of
trivialises
UK
detracts from
treats lightly
takes to pieces
cuts down to size
attacks
traduces
calumniates
disdains
dispraises
bashes
marginalizes
US
raps
vituperates
marginalises
UK
picks holes in
does down
makes light of
pulls to pieces
censures
demeans
lowers
degrades
smears
contemns
takes down a peg
insults
laughs at
laughs off
speaks badly of
tears into
denounces
disgraces
blasts
devalues
libels
downplays
impugns
flames
takes down
cheapens
rips
blisters
lessens
throws mud at
sells short
humiliates
slings mud at
scorches
looks down one's nose at
despises
talks trash
makes fun of
berates
makes little of
disapproves
finds fault
takes a dig at
tears to pieces
humbles
spurns
faults
finds fault with
looks down on
discountenances
puts away
poormouths
gives comeuppance
knocks off high horse
besmirches
jeers
scoffs
girds
gibes
taunts
twits
puts hooks in
sneers
messes with
rejects
crushes
comments negatively
mortifies
shames
snubs
rips up
bad mouths
gives a bad name
gives black eye
sullies the reputation of
spreads lies about
blackens the character of
blackens
criticizes unfairly
scandalises
UK
stigmatizes
US
blackens the name of
stigmatises
UK
scandalizes
US
excoriates
throws brickbats at
lays into
pummels
US
devaluates
speaks evil of
compromises
monsters
hammers
bags
skewers
reprehends
lambastes
blames
reprobates
execrates
deplores
pillories
anathematizes
carps at
cavils at
animadverts
takes swipe at
fulminates against
marks down
comes down on
complains
disapproves of
rails against
does a number on
tears to shreds
rails
hits
snipes at
inveighs against
understates
squashes
shoots down
shoots full of holes
squelches
cuts to the quick
takes a swipe at
dishonours
UK
savages
reproaches
castigates
assails
dishonors
US
sullies
tarnishes
crucifies
stains
injures
taints
debases
gives a black eye
drags through the mire
flings mud at
blots
smirches
defiles
damages
disrespects
rates
brings into disrepute
spreads scandal about
chastises
scathes
upbraids
jumps on
befouls
brings discredit to
soils
casts a slur on
flays
muckrakes
belabors
US
spoils
besmears
rebukes
scolds
spots
slashes
lambasts
belabours
UK
blotches
dresses down
slags
breathes on
reproves
laces into
runs smear campaign
rips up and down
objurgates
backbites
reduces
reprimands
reflects badly on
gives a bad press to
brings shame upon
brings shame on
cuts up
tars and feathers
animadverts on
mauls
arraigns
misrepresents
bawls out
curses
nitpicks about
vituperates against
potshots
sledges
denunciates
cuts down
tells lies about
nit-picks
throws shade
offends
chews out
takes apart
criticizea severely
pitches into
gives some stick to
badmouths
chides
slangs
lashes
skins
harangues
embarrasses
undermines
poisons
runs a smear campaign against
takes to task
picks at
blackens the reputation of
tongue-lashes
conducts a smear campaign against
tears a strip off
calls down
finds lacking
picks to pieces
nitpicks over
gives something a battering
drags someone's name through the mud
rants at
gives flak to
teases
blasphemes
carpets
accuses
belies
lampoons
villainizes
demonizes
US
demonises
UK
burlesques
caricatures
miscalls
nitpicks
judges
carps
lectures
rags
keelhauls
treats disrespectfully
bastes
prejudices
scores
blemishes
calls names
jaws
slings mud
tells off
reads the riot act
blackens someone's name
lights into
gets at
writes false reports about
spreads tales about
marks wrong
drags name through mud
tears off a strip
passes judgment
tears apart
take issue with
gives something a bad press
reams out
objects to
gives someone bondi
bags on
rails at
affronts
annoys
provokes
outrages
hurts
aggravates
wounds
questions
upsets
spites
backstabs
gossips
mistrusts
repudiates
nags
cavils
slaps
strumpets
plasters
blackguards
ruins
persecutes
oppresses
gossips about
hauls over the coals
fustigates
proscribes
disobliges
irritates
rides
hoses
zings
gives a rocket
gives a tongue-lashing
goes for the jugular
abases
writes down
clobbers
destroys
drags through mud
animadverts upon
fluffs
slugs
trims
slogs
inveighs
zaps
weighs into
gives someone a bad press
canes
brings down
knocks off
has a pop at
speaks of with disfavour
blows off
cusses out
shouts at
swears at
gives offence to
objects
discommends
argues against
takes exception to
jeers at
complains about
protests against
causes offence to
passes strictures upon
nags at
gives the business
skins alive
cuts to bits
gives bad press
declaims
prosecutes
digs
jinxes
cuts dead
calls out
impeaches
ostracizes
US
charges with
ostracises
UK
shows up
declaims against
indicts
hurts somebody's feelings
lies about
gives someone a roasting
lashes out at
gives someone hell
casts slur on
steps on one's toes
casts aspersion
accuses falsely
raves at
criticizes harshly
condescends
deigns
knocks down
demoralises
UK
casts down
demoralizes
US
rags on
growls
riles
gives someone a dressing-down
sails into
ties into
yells at
rips into
beats up on
barks at
more ❯
“Alternatively, and particularly in cases where there are rival leadership factions, they may
play down
the achievements of other leaders and their patrons.”
Verb
▲
To dismiss idly with contempt or derision
pooh-poohs
belittles
scorns
dismisses
ridicules
discounts
derides
mocks
disdains
spurns
slights
disregards
rejects
rebuffs
repudiates
wipes
scoffs at
puts down
sneers at
makes light of
brushes aside
treats with contempt
makes little of
sniffs at
waves aside
slam dunks
expresses contempt
holds up to scorn
Verb
▲
To disregard as unimportant or insignificant
discounts
disregards
ignores
overlooks
rejects
disbelieves
passes over
discards
dismisses
minimises
UK
minimizes
US
overpasses
dispels
neglects
undersells
whitewashes
doubts
omits
brushes off
winks at
brushes aside
glosses over
writes off
blinks at
lays aside
papers over
pooh-poohs
shrugs off
gives no credence to
sets aside
takes no account of
takes no notice of
pays no attention to
takes with a pinch of salt
spurns
waves aside
puts aside
repudiates
rebuffs
treats with contempt
puts out of your mind
pours cold water on
throws cold water on
belittles
flouts
trivializes
US
trivialises
UK
turns a blind eye to
turns a deaf ear to
has no time for
thinks no more of
shuts eyes to
pushes aside
scoffs at
makes light of
forgets about
refuses to acknowledge
laughs off
sweeps aside
more ❯
Verb
▲
To injure a person's dignity and self-respect
humiliates
disgraces
humbles
shames
chastens
debases
degrades
abases
crushes
embarrasses
subdues
discomfits
mortifies
abashes
puts down
chagrins
demeans
deflates
denigrates
cheapens
discredits
dishonors
US
dishonours
UK
fouls
lowers
quashes
sinks
smirches
squashes
bemeans
blisters
breaks
discountenances
owns
pans
rips
slams
smears
snubs
withers
confuses
downplays
vanquishes
brings down
shows up
takes down
makes ashamed
brings low
casts down
puts to shame
runs down
shoots down
takes down a peg
tears down
causes to feel small
causes to lose face
cuts down to size
makes a fool of
makes someone eat crow
makes someone eat humble pie
puts out of countenance
takes down a peg or two
takes the wind out of your sails
settles someone's hash
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