Another word for soft-pedal

To make less emphatic or obvious

• de-emphasize

  1. To remove emphasis from; lessen the importance or prominence of
  2. Alternative form of de-emphasize.
  3. To remove or reduce the emphasis from something; to make something less important; to play down.

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  1. To remove emphasis from; lessen the importance or prominence of
  2. Alternative form of de-emphasize.
  3. To remove or reduce the emphasis from something; to make something less important; to play down.

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• play down

  1. (Idiomatic) To make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious.

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  1. (Idiomatic) To make or attempt to make something seem less important, likely, or obvious.

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• tone down

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