Play down synonyms | verbs

Synonyms for Play down as a Verb

• downplay

  understate, belittle
• belittle

  pretend as if something were unimportant, understate
• minimize

  pretend as if something were unimportant
• soft-pedal

  pretend as if something were unimportant
• underrate

  pretend as if something were unimportant
• depreciate

  belittle
• diminish

  belittle
• underestimate
• understate

  belittle, downplay
• disparage

  belittle, understate
• denigrate
• deprecate
• underplay

  pretend as if something were unimportant
• de-emphasize
• decry
• gloss over
• make little of
• background
• lessen
• run down
• make light of
• pooh-pooh
• derogate
• soften
• undervalue
• mitigate
• tone down
• mute
• restrain
• detract
• reduce
• palliate
• moderate
• discount
• put down
• trivialize
• brush aside
• dismiss
• deemphasize
• hold back
• minimise
• downgrade
• scoff at
• sneer at
• excuse
• qualify
• disregard
• humiliate
• subdue
• temper