“he played down his royal ancestry”
- Synonyms:
- background, downplay
- Antonyms:
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foreground, highlight, play up, spotlight
move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
- Types:
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wave off
dismiss as insignificant
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soft-pedal
play down or obscure
- Type of:
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accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress
to stress, single out as important
