10
downplay(verb, reduce, diminish, lower, decrease)
8
play pool
7
minimize(verb, diminish, lessen, soften, belittle)
6
underact
5
make light of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, reduce)
5
play down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, diminish)
4
belittle(verb, reduce, diminish, lower, lessen)
4
lessen(verb, reduce, diminish, lower, decrease)
4
trivialize
3
deprecate(verb, reduce, diminish, lower, decrease)
3
depreciate(verb, reduce, diminish, lower, decrease)
3
make little of(expression, idiom, reduce, diminish, lower)
3
underestimate(verb, reduce, diminish, lower, decrease)
3
understate
2
abate(diminish, lessen, minimalize)
2
diminish(reduce, lower, decrease, lessen, contract)
2
disparage(verb, reduce, diminish, lower, lessen)
2
dwarf(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen)
2
mitigate
2
moderate
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