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Meaning of word downplay from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.
downplay verb
Meaning : Represent as less significant or important.
Synonyms : minimise, minimize, understate
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth.
Tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery.amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate
Meaning : Understate the importance or quality of.
Example :
He played down his royal ancestry.
Synonyms : background, play down
Move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent.
The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics.foreground, highlight, play up, spotlight
