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understate

verb

1 understate

Represent as less significant or important.

synonyms: downplay, minimise, minimize.

is a specific kind of: inform.

is a broader term that covers: trivialise, trivialize.

is the opposite of: amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate.

derivation: minimisation, minimization | understatement | lower limit, minimum.

Dutch: onderschatting, bagatelliseren

Moby thesaurus: belie, burlesque, camouflage, caricature, color, disguise, distort, dress up, embellish, embroider, exaggerate, falsify, fudge, garble, gild, gloss, gloss over, mask, miscite, miscolor ... show more.

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