DOWNPLAYED

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Scrabble letter values: D₂O₁W₄N₁P₃L₁A₁Y₄E₁D₂ = 20

Definition

DOWNPLAYED is the past tense of DOWNPLAY.

verb DOWNPLAY: represent as less significant or important.

Synonyms of DOWNPLAY: understate, minimize, minimise

“He would sometimes downplay his Princeton education by saying simply that he went to school in New Jersey.”