play down Synonyms

downplay background de-emphasize vilipend shrug off minimise brush aside soft-pedal tone down understate run down undervalue whitewash trivialise trivialize downgrade set little store by underestimating minimizing do an injustice to minimizes downplayed underemphasize sell short make nothing of make little of make light of gloss over underrate underplay underestimate dismiss discount diminish detract detracting derogate depreciate deprecate denigrate decry belittle belittled disparage glossing scorn reduce pooh-pooh mitigate misprize