Synonyms for understatement
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A figure of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller or less important than it actually is, either through phrasing or lack of emphasis, often for ironic effect.
A master of understatement
Forms
- Plural
- understatements → trivializations, meioses…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| understatement | rising | |
| trivialization | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- meiosis3
- 14 letters
- trivialization, trivialisation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (meiosis3 = 3 syllables).