Definition of downplay Downplay
/dawˈnplejˌ/ - [dawnpley] -
We found 5 definitions of downplay from 4 different sources.
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What does downplay mean?
WordNet
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| downplay - represent as less significant or important | ||
| understate, minimize, minimise | ||
| hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, magnify, amplify to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" | ||
| inform give character or essence to; "The principles that inform modern teaching" | ||
| trivialise, trivialize make trivial or insignificant; "Don't trivialize the seriousness of the issue!" | ||
| downplay - understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry" | ||
| background, play down | ||
| foreground, highlight, play up, spotlight move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics" | ||
| accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress insert punctuation marks into | ||
| wave off dismiss as insignificant; "He waved off suggestions of impropriety" | ||
| soft-pedal play down or obscure; "His advisers soft-pedaled the president's blunder" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- downplay (Verb)
To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.
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downplay
To deemphasize; to lessen the importance, emphasis, or force of something, as in a presentation.
Part of speech
🔤- downplay, verb, present, 1st person singular of downplay (infinitive).
- downplay, verb (infinitive).
