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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
minimises
UK
minimizes
US
whitewashes
softens
lessens
deemphasizes
devalues
moderates
undertones
de-emphasizes
soft-pedals
plays down
makes light of
tones down
talks down
thinks nothing of
attaches little importance to
gives a lower profile
gives little weight to
dumbs down
understates
trivializes
US
trivialises
UK
undervalues
underrates
glosses over
underplays
diminishes
shrugs off
underestimates
underemphasizes
makes little of
mitigates
extenuates
qualifies
minifies
brushes aside
palliates
downgrades
discounts
hold cheap
reduces
makes nothing of
rationalizes
US
sets little store by
sets no store by
misprizes
sugarcoats
belittles
rationalises
UK
disregards
sells short
detracts from
holds back
deprecates
prettifies
justifies
euphemizes
depreciates
disparages
vilipends
softens up
brushes off
rates too low
minces words
explains away
glozes over
does an injustice to
brushes something under the carpet
oversimplifies
simplifies
minces
belies
covers up
disvalues
glosses
varnishes
misjudges
underweens
candy-coats
smooths over
underreports
looks down on
thinks too little of
takes for granted
subdues
shushes
overlooks
under-declares
under-publicizes
ignores
overpasses
condones
blue-pencils
goes easy
puts on the soft pedal
forgives
excuses
remits
pardons
passes over
weakens
blinks at
winks at
papers over
deals rapidly with
treats as unimportant
cheapens
tempers
minimalizes
neglects
underuses
underutilizes
pooh-poohs
makes light
takes lightly
more ❯
“Even in the scene where he appears majestic, Ellison uses the comic to
downplay
his regality.”
Verb
▲
To belittle or express disapproval of
downgrades
deprecates
belittles
denigrates
depreciates
disparages
discredits
dismisses
discounts
criticises
UK
criticizes
US
knocks
slams
vilifies
defames
derogates
trashes
slates
pans
vilipends
decries
disses
rubbishes
asperses
bashes
abuses
roasts
slanders
attacks
slights
insults
bags
pummels
US
skewers
bad-mouths
talks down
casts aspersions on
detracts from
slags off
trash-talks
cries down
dumps on
takes to pieces
tears into
hits out at
speaks ill of
lays into
has a go at
does a hatchet job on
drags through the mud
speaks evil of
throws mud at
minimizes
US
diminishes
minimises
UK
trivializes
US
trivialises
UK
plays down
degrades
demeans
undervalues
puts down
runs down
derides
scorns
underrates
lowers
slurs
minifies
maligns
understates
smears
dispraises
marginalizes
US
marginalises
UK
scoffs at
pooh-poohs
makes light of
writes off
pours scorn on
pulls apart
treats lightly
kisses off
laughs off
takes down a peg
hold cheap
demotes
disregards
subordinates
compromises
hammers
vituperates
cheapens
deflates
humiliates
contemns
lessens
devaluates
monsters
throws brickbats at
makes a joke of
shrugs off
jokes about
ridicules
mocks
underestimates
reviles
condemns
misprizes
censures
detracts
squashes
blisters
scorches
rips
squelches
sneers at
takes down
laughs at
shoots full of holes
picks holes in
tears down
shoots down
does down
cuts to the quick
takes a swipe at
cuts down to size
besmirches
calumniates
traduces
libels
lambastes
blasts
denounces
stigmatizes
US
disgraces
assails
blackens
stigmatises
UK
debases
pulls to pieces
dishonours
UK
excoriates
scandalizes
US
dishonors
US
gives a bad name
tarnishes
scandalises
UK
inveighs against
pillories
reproaches
savages
sullies
slings mud at
shames
injures
reprobates
rails against
gives a black eye
impugns
flames
taints
reprehends
stains
slashes
drags through the mire
does a number on
flings mud at
smirches
castigates
blots
berates
spreads scandal about
brings into disrepute
vituperates against
objurgates
defiles
devalues
finds fault with
disrespects
crucifies
reduces
casts a slur on
reproves
animadverts on
arraigns
rates
mauls
damages
muckrakes
raps
besmears
jumps on
cuts up
carps at
cavils at
spots
scathes
laces into
runs smear campaign
brings shame upon
brings shame on
tars and feathers
reflects badly on
gives some stick to
sledges
befouls
soils
fulminates against
spoils
rebukes
lambasts
disapproves of
potshots
nitpicks about
gives a bad press to
breathes on
blotches
brings discredit to
rips up and down
gives flak to
reprimands
belabors
US
mortifies
belabours
UK
disdains
speaks badly of
blackens the name of
abases
blames
scolds
taunts
upbraids
backbites
poisons
embarrasses
dresses down
tells lies about
spreads lies about
bags on
humbles
offends
chastises
flays
hits
faults
curses
sells short
runs a smear campaign against
takes to task
picks to pieces
sullies the reputation of
makes little of
drags someone's name through the mud
undermines
thinks little of
blackens the character of
cuts down
canes
deplores
execrates
anathematizes
chastens
despises
misrepresents
belies
nags
sinks
sneers
carpets
chides
fouls
prostitutes
villainizes
rejects
underplays
demoralizes
US
fustigates
badmouths
burlesques
caricatures
persecutes
oppresses
jeers
girds
scoffs
bawls out
comes down on
chews out
snubs
lashes
prejudices
demoralises
UK
denunciates
hoses
slags
blemishes
miscalls
slangs
finds fault
slings mud
tears to pieces
skins
blackens someone's name
hauls over the coals
passes strictures upon
tears a strip off
nags at
writes false reports about
spreads tales about
throws shade
conducts a smear campaign against
calls names
blackens the reputation of
treats as unimportant
rips up
tears off a strip
shows up
looks down one's nose at
drags name through mud
casts down
marks wrong
gives a rocket
disapproves
poormouths
makes fun of
questions
proscribes
admonishes
mistrusts
repudiates
crushes
puts hooks in
scourges
bollocks
demonizes
US
gibes
twits
digs
jinxes
demonises
UK
objects
discommends
refutes
blackguards
ruins
drags through mud
writes down
tones down
talks trash
comments negatively
rides
zings
condescends
rollicks
tears apart
animadverts upon
criticizea severely
lampoons
has a pop at
speaks of with disfavour
takes a dig at
puts away
gives comeuppance
knocks off high horse
affronts
brings down
knocks off
annoys
blows off
cusses out
shouts at
swears at
provokes
casts slur on
lies about
discountenances
spurns
outrages
deigns
hurts
aggravates
declaims
prosecutes
lashes into
harangues
carps
wounds
impeaches
ostracizes
US
ostracises
UK
indicts
clobbers
upsets
calls out
charges with
gives something a bad press
declaims against
objects to
protests against
argues with
assaultsq verbally
reads the riot act
fluffs
slugs
trims
slogs
inveighs
zaps
disagrees with
passes judgment
gives the business
skins alive
picks at
complains about
cuts to bits
gives bad press
nit-picks
calls down
rags on
messes with
attaints
puts someone in their place
disfavors
US
disfavours
UK
makes someone eat crow
desecrates
owns
gives a bad name to
causes to lose face
loses face
puts in a bad light
takes down a peg or two
reams out
remonstrates with
piles in
betrays
slaps
sails into
starts on
starts in
casts aspersion
accuses falsely
teases
knocks down
takes on
gives someone hell
drags down
looks down on
sells out
strumpets
plasters
blasphemes
gives black eye
bad mouths
criticizes unfairly
goes for the jugular
raps over the knuckles
bites someone's head off
jumps on one's case
snaps someone's head off
disobliges
irritates
beats down
gets angry with
lashes out
gives someone a roasting
jumps down one's throat
gives someone a rollicking
gives someone a bollocking
gives someone a bad press
corrupts
perverts
vitiates
depraves
warps
gives offence to
steps on one's toes
treats disrespectfully
cuts dead
causes offence to
hurts somebody's feelings
animadverts
rails
complains
subverts
debauches
bastardizes
US
profanes
deteriorates
cankers
marks down
tears to shreds
snipes at
takes swipe at
brutalizes
US
dehumanizes
US
bemeans
brutalises
UK
bastardises
UK
dehumanises
UK
brings shame to
lowers the status of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To keep secret or cover the truth of
camouflages
dissembles
obscures
suppresses
cloaks
disguises
dissimulates
falsifies
minimises
UK
minimizes
US
misrepresents
varnishes
veils
veneers
whitewashes
airbrushes
bluffs
extenuates
feigns
masks
masquerades
screens
secretes
simulates
sugarcoats
affects
conceals
fakes
hides
shams
keeps secret
keeps quiet about
covers up
dresses up
hushes up
keeps a lid on
keeps dark
de-emphasizes
draws a veil over
puts on an act
puts up a front
puts up a smoke screen
soft-pedals
puts on a false front
puts on a front
sweeps under the carpet
sweeps under the rug
belies
shrouds
covers
occults
blankets
papers over
gives a false account of
gives a false idea of
pretends
acts
postures
poses
counterfeits
assumes
deceives
lies
misleads
puts on
makes out
passes for
goes through the motions
makes like
lets on
shucks and jives
professes
stonewalls
fronts
pussyfoots
four-flushes
plays possum
play-acts
beards
presents a false front
presents a false face
makes a pretense
makes a show
impersonates
purports
kids
fakes it
makes as if
passes off
claims falsely
passes oneself off as
fakes out
puts it on
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
vanquishes
brings down
shows up
takes down
makes ashamed
brings low
casts down
plays 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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