| detract(reduce, diminish, lower, lessen, contract) |
| detract from |
| dwarf(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen) |
| extenuate |
| gloss over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, pretend, minimize) |
| hold back(verb, expression, informal, pretend, minimize) |
| humiliate(verb, put, shame, disgrace, demean) |
| modulate(verb, control, reduce, cool, restrain) |
| palliate(moderate, downplay, underplay) |
| put down(verb, expression, reduce, reject, dismiss) |
| scorn(verb, reject, dismiss) |
| slacken(verb, control, reduce, restrain, moderate) |
| slight |
| sober(moderate, soften, dilute) |
| subdue(verb, control, cool, restrain, crush) |
| talk down(expression, restrain, moderate, minimize, understate) |
| tame(verb, control, cool, restrain, diminish) |
| temper(verb, control, reduce, cool, restrain) |
| think nothing of(expression, idiom, restrain, moderate) |
| understate(verb, dismiss, minimize, minimise, underemphasize) |