Downplay
Downplay verb - To reduce in apparent importance.
Mitigate and downplay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mitigate" instead a verb "Downplay".
Nearby Word: downplaying
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Mitigate and Downplay. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/downplay/mitigate
Downplay & Mitigate. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/downplay/mitigate>.
Mitigate or Downplay. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/downplay/mitigate.
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