play down playdown • played · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Antonyms · Characters · · play down · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 9 · · Length 2 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) understate the importance or quality of. Synonyms: background, play down, downplay. Example: "He played down his royal ancestry." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · background · · Synonym 1 downplay · · Synonym 2 Antonyms · · · foreground · · Antonym 0 highlight · · Antonym 1 spotlight · · Antonym 2 play up · · Antonym 3 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 d latin small letter d U+0064 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 w latin small letter w U+0077 y latin small letter y U+0079