Play up and Tone

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Play up

Play up verb - To indicate the importance of by centering attention on.
Usage example: that TV news program plays up sensational stories just to get higher ratings
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Tone is an antonym for play up.

Tone

Tone verb - Vary the pitch of one's speech.
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Play up is an antonym for tone.
Nearby Words: toneless, toned, toning, tonal
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  • By the time the party gets to Elfland and the comic began to play up Elven sociopathy, it started to really find its tone of humor.
    Source: Growing The Beard / Web Comics
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Tone and Play up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/play_up/tone
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