downplay Synonyms

understate play down background minimise minimize trivialize make nothing of minimizes brush aside soft-pedal de-emphasize devalue run down minimizing attach little importance to underemphasize shrug off make little of make light of gloss over deemphasize cry down downgrade understated trivialise put down whitewash undervalue dismiss discount diminish detract derogate depreciate deprecate denigrate decry disparage extenuate humiliate underrate underplay underestimate soften reduce pooh-pooh mitigate minimized lessen belittle