Past tense of downplay

Forms of downplay

Downplayed in a sentence

• "The President never downplayed the virus," according to press secretary Kayleigh McEnany.2021, Charles Finch, What Just Happened: Notes on a Long Year, page 184. From the entry we have always been at war with Eastasia
• I have never clickbaited anyone with overexaggerated titles, but also never downplayed the severity of the content within.2017, Brian Whitney, Subversive: Interviews with Radicals, →ISBN. From the entry clickbait
• And I know I have downplayed their celebrityness.2010, Ilene Angel, In Search of George Stephanopoulos. From the entry celebrityness
• Cybertext may promote such a strong feeling of distance between readers, writers, and texts that referentiality to material conditions is downplayed.2002, Cheryl J Fish, Yi-Chun Tricia Lin, Women's studies then and now. From the entry cybertext
• As a hero of Teen Wolf, Derek is not woobified in the traditional sense of the word, but some fans do feel that his flaws are downplayed in fic.2020, Katharine Elizabeth McCain, "Today Your Barista Is: Genre Characteristics in The Coffee Shop Alternate Universe", dissertation…. From the entry woobify

Meaning of downplay

1. verb To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.

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Questions about the past tense of downplay

What is the past tense of downplay?

The past tense of downplay is downplayed.

What is the past participle of downplay?

The past participle of downplay is downplayed.

Is downplay a regular or irregular verb?

Downplay is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.