Hike up and Play down

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Hike up verb - Pull up.

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Play down is an antonym for hike up in topics: increase, enlarge, increase in size or effect.

Play down verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.

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Hike up is an antonym for play down.

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Play down and Hike up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hike_up/play_down

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