Synonyms of underplay

verbTo make something seem less important than it really is.

• belittleTo disparage, depreciate, or minimize the importance, value, merit, or significance of someone or something.
• downplayTo de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.
• understateTo state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
• bagatellizeTo regard as a bagatelle; to play down, trivialize or belittle.
• banalizeTo make banal or commonplace.
• cut down
• de-emphasizeTo remove or reduce the emphasis from something; to make something less important; to play down.
• denigrateTo treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
• degrade
• deprecateTo belittle, depreciate.
• derogateTo detract from (something); to disparage, belittle.
• disparageTo dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak...
• dispraiseTo notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage, to criticize.
• lilliputianizeTo make small or petty.
• make little ofTo belittle.
• make nothing ofTo consider as trifling or unimportant.
• minimizeTo treat as trivial or insignificant; to trivialize.
• play downTo make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious.
• superficializeTo render superficial; to trivialize.
• trivializeTo make something appear trivial.
• underestimateTo perceive or expect (someone or something) to be less significant or difficult than it actually is.
• set at nought archaicTo treat as unimportant or worthless; to despise, disregard, defy, unheed.
• vilipend dated, formalTo treat (something) as inconsequential or worthless; to despise, to look down on.