De-emphasize
De-emphasize verb - To reduce in apparent importance.
Usage example: you're at a point in your career where you can de-emphasize your academic record and emphasize your work experience
Put down and de-emphasize are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Put down" instead a verb phrase "De-emphasize".
Put down
Put down verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.
De-emphasize and put down are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "De-emphasize" instead a verb "Put down".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- diminish and de-emphasize
- diminish and put down
- reduce and de-emphasize
- reduce and put down
- depreciate and de-emphasize
- depreciate and put down
- dismiss and de-emphasize
- dismiss and put down
- belittle and de-emphasize
- belittle and put down
- disparage and de-emphasize
- disparage and put down
- downgrade and de-emphasize
- downgrade and put down
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Put down and De-emphasize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/de-emphasize/put_down
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