All deemphasize synonyms

verb deemphasize

• lessen — to become less.
• soften — to make soft or softer.
• mute — silent; refraining from speech or utterance.
• soft-pedal — to use the soft pedal.
• belittle — If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.
• underplay — to act (a part) sketchily.
• gloss over — an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text.
• minimize — to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
• understate — to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms: The casualty lists understate the extent of the disaster.
• whitewash — a composition, as of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for whitening walls, woodwork, etc.
• devalue — To devalue something means to cause it to be thought less impressive or less deserving of respect.
• play down — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
• make light of — of little weight; not heavy: a light load.
• think nothing of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
• hold back — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
• restrain — to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
• underrate — to rate or evaluate too low; underestimate.
• make little of — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
• minimise — to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.