| downplay(verb, reduce, restrain, crush, moderate) |
| minimize(verb, dismiss, restrain, moderate, diminish) |
| belittle(verb, reduce, reject, dismiss, diminish) |
| de-emphasize(verb, place, show) |
| decry(verb, reduce, diminish, lower, lessen) |
| deprecate(verb, reduce, diminish, lower, decrease) |
| disparage(verb, reduce, diminish, lower, lessen) |
| make light of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, reduce) |
| depreciate(verb, reduce, dismiss, diminish, lower) |
| diminish(verb, control, reduce, restrain, moderate) |
| make little of(verb, expression, idiom, reduce, diminish) |
| soft-pedal(verb, control, show, cool, restrain) |
| underrate(verb, dismiss, pretend, minimize, understate) |
| lessen(verb, control, reduce, restrain, moderate) |
| tone down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control, show) |
| underestimate(verb, reduce, diminish, lower, decrease) |
| undervalue(verb, minimize, underrate, understate) |
| background |
| denigrate(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue) |
| moderate(verb, control, reduce, restrain, diminish) |