underplayed 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of underplayednext
as in unaffected

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underplayed

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verb

past tense of underplay
1
as in understated

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as in overplayed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underplayed
  1. unaffected
  2. understated
  3. subdued
  4. downplayed
  5. restrained
  6. enacted
Adjective
  • If the exemptions apply solely to income taxes, Social Security and Medicare would remain unaffected.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Schneider Electric's products and services remain unaffected.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of unaffected
Verb
  • Shelley said that the significance of the change proposed by Proposition 5 shouldn’t be understated.
    Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • For all the commotion, the shoe itself (particularly in a sea of gargantuan sneakers) is surprisingly understated in a muted palette of buff leather.
    Mimi Lombardo, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of understated
Adjective
  • Investors may also be responding to fears that inflation will resurface under Trump after months of price increases' settling in at a more subdued pace.
    Rob Wile, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the stylish and practical design remains equally dependable, especially when ordered with a subdued interior.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of subdued
Verb
  • Judy Randall, the nonpartisan head of Minnesota’s Office of the Legislative Auditor, said that multiple state agencies under the Walz administration have repeatedly downplayed and ignored looming oversight failures, according to a CNN report.
    Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Meanwhile, both Israel and the US downplayed the effectiveness of the strike.
    Helen Regan, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of downplayed
Adjective
  • Madison plays Ani with her heart incrementally open and then slammed shut, her emotions playing out all over her face; Borisov is more laconic and more restrained.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
  • In the first half of the City game, Palmer seemed more restrained in his starting position wide on the right, illustrated by the touch map below.
    Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 28 Aug. 2024
Definition of restrained
Verb
  • For example, a secure perimeter was enacted around the fairground earlier than usual as the campaign started to set up the rally site.
    Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Republicans in Arizona two years ago enacted a time limit on such emergency powers, but the amendment would go even farther if it is approved by a majority of voters in November.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of enacted
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