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What is another word for
downplay
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To present or portray as less important or consequential
To belittle or express disapproval of
To keep secret or cover the truth of
To injure a person's dignity and self-respect
Verb
▲
To present or portray as less important or consequential
minimise
UK
minimize
US
whitewash
soften
lessen
deemphasize
devalue
moderate
de-emphasize
soft-pedal
play down
make light of
tone down
talk down
think nothing of
attach little importance to
give a lower profile
give little weight to
dumb down
understate
trivialize
US
underrate
undervalue
underplay
gloss over
trivialise
UK
shrug off
underemphasize
make little of
diminish
underestimate
mitigate
minify
brush aside
downgrade
qualify
discount
belittle
reduce
make nothing of
set no store by
set little store by
disregard
extenuate
misprize
palliate
sell short
detract from
hold back
depreciate
disparage
deprecate
vilipend
sugarcoat
euphemize
rate too low
hold cheap
not do justice to
do an injustice to
brush off
gloze over
mince words
oversimplify
simplify
disvalue
mince
prettify
blue-pencil
subdue
shush
hush-hush
go easy
misjudge
underween
rationalize
US
belie
put on the soft pedal
justify
rationalise
UK
gloss
varnish
look down on
think too little of
take for granted
overlook
ignore
overpass
smooth over
brush something under the carpet
explain away
condone
forgive
excuse
remit
pardon
undertone
pass over
paper over
deal rapidly with
wink at
blink at
treat as unimportant
weaken
cheapen
temper
minimalize
pooh-pooh
make light
take lightly
be wrong about
deflate
put down
not do justice
slight
disesteem
underprize
underprice
fail to appreciate
set too little store by
more ❯
“Even in the scene where he appears majestic, Ellison uses the comic to
downplay
his regality.”
Verb
▲
To belittle or express disapproval of
downgrade
deprecate
belittle
denigrate
depreciate
disparage
discredit
dismiss
discount
criticise
UK
criticize
US
knock
slam
vilify
defame
derogate
trash
slate
pan
vilipend
decry
diss
rubbish
asperse
dis
bash
abuse
roast
slander
attack
slight
insult
bag
pummelled
UK
pummel
US
skewer
bad-mouth
talk down
poor-mouth
cast aspersions on
detract from
slag off
trash-talk
cry down
dump on
take to pieces
tear into
hit out at
speak ill of
lay into
have a go at
do a hatchet job on
drag through the mud
speak evil of
throw mud at
minimize
US
diminish
minimise
UK
trivialize
US
trivialise
UK
play down
degrade
demean
undervalue
put down
run down
deride
scorn
underrate
lower
slur
minify
malign
understate
smear
dispraise
marginalize
US
marginalise
UK
scoff at
pooh-pooh
make light of
write off
pour scorn on
pull apart
treat lightly
kiss off
laugh off
take down a peg
demote
disregard
subordinate
lessen
humiliate
deflate
cheapen
devaluate
hammer
vituperate
contemn
compromise
monster
throw brickbats at
cock a snook at
make a joke of
joke about
shrug off
ridicule
mock
underestimate
revile
condemn
misprize
censure
detract
squash
scorch
blister
rip
squelch
sneer at
take down
laugh at
take a swipe at
shoot down
tear down
do down
shoot full of holes
hold cheap
poor mouth
sour grapes
cut down to size
pick holes in
cut to the quick
pooh pooh
besmirch
traduce
calumniate
libel
lambaste
denounce
blast
stigmatize
US
assail
pull to pieces
blacken
debase
stigmatise
UK
disgrace
dishonour
UK
inveigh against
scandalize
US
give a bad name
excoriate
dishonor
US
pillory
rail against
tarnish
scandalise
UK
reproach
savage
sling mud at
sully
shame
injure
reprobate
impugn
give a black eye
taint
flame
stain
slash
reprehend
drag through the mire
smirch
fling mud at
do a number on
berate
bring into disrepute
vituperate against
blot
castigate
devalue
spread scandal about
find fault with
objurgate
defile
arraign
disrespect
animadvert on
crucify
disapprove of
reduce
cast a slur on
cavil at
carp at
maul
reprove
rate
damage
jump on
muckrake
cut up
lace into
besmear
rap
give some stick to
spot
scathe
run smear campaign
bring shame upon
tar and feather
reflect badly on
bring shame on
fulminate against
sledge
befoul
soil
nitpick about
give flak to
spoil
give a bad press to
rebuke
lambast
speak badly of
rip up and down
blotch
bring discredit to
breathe on
potshot
mudsling
belabor
US
reprimand
mortify
blacken the name of
belabour
UK
disdain
abase
blame
taunt
despise
scold
think little of
backbite
upbraid
spread lies about
poison
embarrass
dress down
tell lies about
bag on
deplore
execrate
make little of
opprobriate
humble
chastise
offend
flay
hit
sell short
curse
blacken the character of
fault
sully the reputation of
underplay
take to task
pick to pieces
run a smear campaign against
drag someone's name through the mud
undermine
sully someone's reputation
cut down
cane
treat as unimportant
downcry
chasten
misrepresent
nag
sink
sneer
chide
carpet
anathematize
foul
prostitute
reject
demoralize
US
fustigate
blacken the reputation of
belie
badmouth
persecute
oppress
caricature
burlesque
gird
jeer
scoff
conduct a smear campaign against
come down on
bawl out
chew out
snub
villainize
prejudice
demoralise
UK
denunciate
hose
slag
lash
blemish
miscall
slang
find fault
sling mud
tear to pieces
skin
blacken someone's name
haul over the coals
be rude to
call names
give a rocket
pass strictures upon
drag someone's name through the mire
look down one's nose at
write false reports about
tear a strip off
show up
throw shade
cast down
tear off a strip
rip up
nag at
mark wrong
spread tales about
drag name through mud
be critical of
be spiteful towards
be unkind about
be malicious about
get angry with
speak of with disfavour
abhor
poormouth
back-bite
discountenance
spurn
question
detest
animadvert
crush
mistrust
repudiate
proscribe
object
disapprove
discommend
expostulate
frown
make fun of
clamor against
read the riot act
complain
snipe at
rail
gibe
twit
put hooks in
comment negatively
blackguard
drag through mud
ruin
lie about
talk trash
scourge
condescend
ride
zing
hold forth against
tear to shreds
look down on
lampoon
criticize severely
animadvert upon
tear apart
take a dig at
give comeuppance
put away
knock off high horse
cast slur on
put zingers on
have a pop at
mark down
take away
blow off
shout at
cuss out
swear at
write down
deign
be against
find unacceptable
affront
demonize
US
not go for
dig
jinx
annoy
take swipe at
throw stones at
bring down
knock off
demonise
UK
provoke
carp
outrage
take dim view of
tone down
hurt
prosecute
declaim
lash into
aggravate
admonish
clobber
look askance at
frown on
impeach
ostracise
UK
indict
ostracize
US
wound
trim
fluff
slog
zap
slug
inveigh
bollock
mess with
give something a bad press
declaim against
call out
charge with
upset
complain about
skin alive
pass judgment
give the business
pick at
nit-pick
give bad press
cut to bits
refute
put in a bad light
give a bad name to
desecrate
disfavour
UK
attaint
lose face
put someone in their place
disfavor
US
make someone eat crow
take down a peg or two
own
cause to lose face
rollick
protest against
object to
knock down
slap
tease
rag on
call down
harangue
take exception to
take a dim view of
betray
argue with
assault verbally
irritate
disoblige
disagree with
corrupt
blaspheme
strumpet
plaster
pervert
pile in
remonstrate with
ream out
criticize unfairly
bad mouth
give black eye
injure the reputation of
cast aspersion
taint someone's name
blacken someone's character
stain someone's good name
accuse falsely
sully someone's name
tarnish someone's name
soil someone's name
vitiate
drag down
deprave
start on
sail into
start in
warp
sell out
take on
be untrue to oneself
beat down
abandon one's principles
subvert
give offence to
give someone hell
debauch
step on one's toes
cause offence to
hurt somebody's feelings
cut dead
treat disrespectfully
jump on one's case
bite someone's head off
snap someone's head off
rap over the knuckles
go for the jugular
give someone a bollocking
lash out
give someone a bad press
jump down one's throat
give someone a rollicking
give someone a roasting
bastardize
US
profane
deteriorate
defame someone's character
canker
brutalize
US
dehumanize
US
bemean
dehumanise
UK
bastardise
UK
brutalise
UK
lower the status of
bring shame to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To keep secret or cover the truth of
camouflage
dissemble
obscure
suppress
cloak
disguise
dissimulate
falsify
minimise
UK
minimize
US
misrepresent
varnish
veil
veneer
whitewash
airbrush
bluff
extenuate
feign
mask
masquerade
screen
secrete
simulate
sugarcoat
affect
conceal
fake
hide
sham
keep secret
keep quiet about
cover up
dress up
hush up
keep a lid on
keep dark
be dishonest about
de-emphasize
draw a veil over
put on an act
put up a front
put up a smoke screen
soft-pedal
put on a false front
put on a front
sweep under the carpet
sweep under the rug
belie
shroud
cover
occult
blanket
paper over
give a false account of
give a false idea of
pretend
act
posture
pose
counterfeit
assume
deceive
lie
mislead
put on
make out
pass for
let on
hide one's feelings
shuck and jive
be dishonest
make like
go through the motions
profess
front
stonewall
doublespeak
pussyfoot
play-act
pass off as
four-flush
double-talk
play possum
beard
make a pretense
present a false face
present a false front
make a show
make-believe
make believe
impersonate
kid
purport
pass off
fake it
claim falsely
fake out
pass oneself off as
be deceitful
make as if
be hypocritical
put it on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To injure a person's dignity and self-respect
humiliate
disgrace
humble
shame
chasten
debase
degrade
abase
crush
embarrass
subdue
discomfit
mortify
abash
put down
chagrin
demean
deflate
denigrate
cheapen
discredit
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
foul
lower
quash
sink
smirch
squash
bemean
blister
break
discountenance
own
pan
rip
slam
smear
snub
wither
confuse
vanquish
bring down
show up
take down
make ashamed
bring low
cast down
play down
put to shame
run down
shoot down
take down a peg
tear down
cause to feel small
cause to lose face
cut down to size
make a fool of
make someone eat crow
make someone eat humble pie
put out of countenance
take down a peg or two
take the wind out of your sails
settle someone's hash
belittle
disparage
devalue
defame
taint
diminish
downgrade
put someone in their place
stain
stigmatize
US
tarnish
bring shame to
drag through the mud
blot
sully
stigmatise
UK
bring into disrepute
flatten
blacken
ridicule
disconcert
derogate
reflect badly on
bring shame on
minimize
US
reduce
lessen
depreciate
minimise
UK
drag down
lower the status of
cow
show in a bad light
give a black eye
give a bad name to
besmirch
slander
besmear
insult
decry
mock
fluster
nonplus
faze
compromise
dismiss
rattle
detract from
drag through the mire
put in a bad light
bring shame upon
confound
dis
bad-mouth
make lose face
poor-mouth
prostitute
condescend
stoop
deign
demote
upset
vilify
expose
dehumanize
US
reproach
slur
dehumanise
UK
descend
blemish
undervalue
corrupt
deprecate
disfavor
US
disfavour
UK
debauch
mar
let down
make uncomfortable
defile
pull down
dump on
give a bad name
contemn
bring discredit to
deride
discount
criticize
US
cast aspersions on
slight
knock down
vilipend
diss
do a hatchet job on
trash
criticise
UK
bring dishonour to
blacken the name of
cry down
take to pieces
kiss off
get the better of
have the last laugh on
talk down
trash-talk
write off
bastardize
US
blight
tame
profane
bastardise
UK
ruin
lower someone's status
lower someone's dignity
demolish
brand
scandalize
US
put in one's place
injure
spot
take down a notch
bring to knees
bend to your will
lower in rank
get one's comeuppance
make someone feel ashamed
cut down
take apart
cast a slur
disregard
desecrate
disrespect
scandalise
UK
attaint
libel
lower in status
silence
overcome
squelch
betray
dispirit
be prejudicial to
reduce the status of
put away
strike dumb
downcry
comment negatively
condemn
opprobriate
reject
browbeat
relegate
pop one's balloon
make eat dirt
put one away
lose face
mess with
take to bits
discourage
dismay
dishearten
bring down a peg
make one feel small
cut to the quick
sell out
tar and feather
be untrue to oneself
beat down
force to eat humble pie
abandon one's principles
shoot down in flames
score off
declass
show in bad light
scorn
detract
despise
succumb
destroy
debunk
dash
bump
set back
revert
fix someone's wagon
surpass
mark down
reduce to the ranks
kick downstairs
bust
lower oneself
lower yourself
debase oneself
be reduced
be reduced to
demean oneself
debase yourself
stultify
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
puncture balloon
disrate
let down easy
set up
knock the stuffing out of
kick in the teeth
bring to terms
let wind out of sails
hold up to shame
malign
attack
calumniate
abuse
knock
slate
bag
pummel
US
rubbish
bash
roast
skewer
censure
soil
devaluate
asperse
hammer
vituperate
monster
pummelled
UK
mudsling
speak evil of
throw brickbats at
pour scorn on
slag off
have a go at
speak ill of
throw mud at
pull apart
hit out at
tear into
lay into
distress
disesteem
discompose
horrify
appal
UK
agitate
make self-conscious
make uneasy
make awkward
ruin the reputation of
pooh-pooh
bring into disfavour
blacken someone's name
appall
US
disturb
bother
irk
throw
stun
perturb
distract
dumbfound
bewilder
puzzle
destroy someone's credibility
damage someone's reputation
hang up
catch one short
give a bad time
make a monkey of
give a hard time
throw into a tizzy
put in a spot
put in a hole
put on the spot
traduce
spoil
damage
befoul
blotch
breathe on
muckrake
sling mud at
fling mud at
do a number on
cast a slur on
assail
rip up and down
poison
spread scandal about
run smear campaign
undermine
dirty
smudge
daub
denounce
pollute
hurt
scorch
tar
damage the reputation of
label
muddy
contaminate
subvert
mark
pillory
warp
vitiate
begrime
prejudice
grime
offend
deprave
deteriorate
discolour
UK
mire
muck
bemire
spatter
splash
distain
splatter
gaum
back-bite
discolor
US
harm
revile
reflect negatively
make dirty
make filthy
get filthy
get dirty
cast in a bad light
harm the reputation of
muddy the reputation of
blacken the reputation of
badmouth
bedaub
blackguard
anoint
misrepresent
sling mud
touch
darken
impugn
drag through mud
drag someone's name through the mud
slag
gossip about
lie about
blacken the character of
villainize
belie
tell lies about
maculate
impair
influence
mess
muss
run a smear campaign against
cloud
mess up
make mucky
muss up
muck up
blot your copybook
cast slur on
put zingers on
infect
despoil
underestimate
adulterate
pervert
do discredit to
underrate
distort
trivialize
US
deform
disfigure
waste
deface
ravage
characterize
US
weaken
canker
dilute
blemish the reputation of
tarnish the reputation of
be a discredit to
disdain
treat lightly
scoff at
make light of
zing
brutalize
US
bestialize
do down
sneer at
insinuate
minify
sell short
misprize
class
categorize
US
classify
mongrelize
brutalise
UK
cast a slur upon
rap
trivialise
UK
dispraise
find fault with
look down on
clamor against
hold cheap
spurn
fault
pick holes in
tinge
become a stain of the escutcheon of
become a blot of the escutcheon of
identify
describe
cut up
skin alive
characterise
UK
call
categorise
UK
name
slap in the face
hit where one lives
mark out
label negatively
accuse of being
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