understatement Synonyms

adumbration substitute subtlety underestimate undervaluation manner of speaking figure of speech underestimation belittlement code word trivialization genteelism oversimplification underemphasis polite term indirect term neutral term mild alternative restraint reserve affirmation alternative anaphora announcement anticlimax circumlocution delicacy distortion euphemism euphemistic euphuism litotes meiosis metaphor minimization oxymoron purism restrained statement