DOWNPLAY
Scrabble letter values: D2O1W4N1P3L1A1Y4 = 17
Definition
- verb represent as less significant or important. — synonyms: understate, minimize, minimise
- verb understate the importance or quality of. — synonyms: background, play_down
Examples
- “he played down his royal ancestry”
- “He would sometimes downplay his Princeton education by saying simply that he went to school in New Jersey.”