Synonyms for soft-pedal
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Verb
1. De-emphasize — to reduce the force or impact of (something); to damp, to mute; especially, to minimize the less desirable…
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Definitions
- v. 1
To reduce the force or impact of (something); to damp, to mute; especially, to minimize the less desirable aspects of (something); to play down, to tone down.
Related words
- Other spellings
- soft pedal
Forms
- Past participle
- soft-pedaled
e.g. soft-pedaled → de-emphasized, downplayed, soaped…
Example sentences
- downplay If you try to downplay this, I'm going to walk away.
- soap Didn't you find a piece of white soap on my table?
By length
- 4 letters
- soap1
- 8 letters
- downplay2
- 11 letters
- deemphasise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (downplay2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- mettre la pédale douce