Puff up and Play down

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Puff up verb - Make larger or distend.

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Play down is an antonym for puff up in topics: exaggerate, blow up.

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

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Puff up is an antonym for play down.

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Play down and Puff up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/puff_up/play_down

Puff up & Play down. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/puff_up/play_down>.

Play down or Puff up. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/puff_up/play_down.

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