17
understate(verb, contract, underestimate)
12
downplay
9
floccinaucinihilipilification
8
minimize(verb, contract, understate)
5
depreciate(verb, support, honor, contract, understate)
5
reduce(verb, contract, understate)
4
belittle(verb, praise, approve, detract)
4
play down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, contract, understate)
4
devalue
2
lessen(verb, contract, understate)
2
shrink(verb, contract, understate)
1
minimise
1
alleviate
1
assuage
1
deaden
1
be modest(verb, contract, prattling, understate, cock-a-doodle-doo)
1
disparage(verb, honor, praise, approve)
1
lower(verb, contract, understate)
1
slander
1
underestimate(verb, praise, rate, overestimate, minimize)
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