51 entries under embarrass topic. ×

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downplay(verb, reduce, restrain, crush, moderate)
4
denigrate(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
3
run down(verb, expression, reduce, crush, diminish)
2
chasten(verb, control, cool, restrain, crush)
2
degrade(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
2
humiliate(verb, put, shame, disgrace, demean)
2
put down(verb, expression, reduce, reject, dismiss)
2
subdue(verb, control, cool, restrain, crush)
1
abase(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
1
abash(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
1
base(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
1
bemean(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
1
blister(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
1
break(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
1
bring down(verb, expression, crush, confuse, shame)
1
bring low(verb, expression, crush, confuse, shame)
1
cast down(verb, expression, crush, confuse, shame)
1
chagrin(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
1
confound(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
1
confuse(verb, crush, shame, subdue, disgrace)
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APASmart Define. (2015). play down thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/play_down/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "play down thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/play_down/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 24, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, play down thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/play_down/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "play down thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 24 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/play_down/thesaurus/synonyms>