49 entries under subdue topic. ×

1
cut down to size(verb, expression, idiom, reduce, crush)
1
debase(verb, crush, confuse, shame)
1
demean(verb, crush, confuse, shame)
1
deny(verb, crush, confuse, shame)
1
depress(verb, crush, confuse, shame)
1
discomfit(verb, crush, confuse, shame)
1
discountenance(verb, crush, confuse, shame)
1
disgrace(verb, crush, confuse, shame)
1
dishonor(verb, crush, confuse, shame)
1
embarrass(verb, crush, confuse, shame)
1
lower(verb, reduce, crush, moderate, diminish)
1
make a fool of(verb, expression, idiom, crush, confuse)
1
make ashamed(verb, expression, crush, confuse, shame)
1
mortify(verb, crush, confuse, shame)
1
pan(verb, reduce, crush, diminish, lower)
1
put out of countenance(verb, expression, idiom, crush, confuse)
1
put to shame(verb, expression, idiom, crush, confuse)
1
rip(verb, crush, confuse, shame)
1
shame(verb, crush, confuse, disgrace)
1
shoot down(verb, expression, crush, confuse, shame)
11 years ago|3.8k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). play down thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/play_down/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "play down thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/play_down/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 26, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, play down thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/play_down/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "play down thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 26 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/play_down/thesaurus/synonyms>