Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,082,333,263 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

downplay
(redirected from downplaying)

    0.03 sec.
down·play  (dounpl)
tr.v. down·played, down·play·ing, down·plays
To minimize the significance of; play down: downplayed the bad news.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.downplay - represent as less significant or important
inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"
trivialise, trivialize - make trivial or insignificant; "Don't trivialize the seriousness of the issue!"
2.downplay - understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"
wave off - dismiss as insignificant; "He waved off suggestions of impropriety"
soft-pedal - play down or obscure; "His advisers soft-pedaled the president's blunder"
accent, accentuate, emphasize, stress, punctuate, emphasise - to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
Translations

downplay [ˈdaunpleɪ] vt (US) → quitar importancia a
downplay [ˈdaunpleɪ] vt (US) → minimiser (l'importance de)
downplay [ˈdaunpleɪ] down (US) vtherunterspielen
downplay [ˈdaunpleɪ] vt (US) → minimizzare


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
Michael Sciulla's comments downplaying the importance of long term fixes for our oceans and coastal areas and favoring here-and-now itch scratching is another sad commentary on our society's commitment to dealing with major problems.
Yet seldom do we see scientists downplaying the importance of professional practices in other industries as they do in policing.
Columnist DAVE ZIRIN, on the media's downplaying of Sheryl Swoopes's coming-out, in an editorial on TheNation.
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.. Terms of Use.