underemphasising
Giving insufficient stress
Underemphasising is the British spelling of underemphasizing—giving something less weight or attention than it deserves.
A report might be criticised for underemphasising risks, or a teacher for underemphasising fundamentals: The study was flawed, underemphasising the role of genetics.
Reducing perceived importance
- underplayingDeliberately understating something
- playing downMinimizing importance of something
- soft-pedalingUnderstating something deliberately
- glossing overSuperficially covering faults
sidelining · backgrounding · understating · muting · toning down · underrepresenting · marginalizing · brushing aside
Representing as less significant
- soft-pedalingUnderstating something deliberately
- mutingSuppressing sound output
- temperingControlled heating and cooling
- moderatingMaking less extreme
toning down · restraining · subduing · hedging · qualifying · dampening · softening
Diminishing perceived significance
- belittlingExpressing contempt or dismissiveness
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
- discountingReducing prices offered
- devaluingReducing something's worth
undervaluing · underestimating · deprecating · shrinking · reducing · lessening · downgrading · deflating
Failing to see or consider
- ignoringDeliberately not noticing
- disregardingDeliberately not considering
- omittingFailing to include
- missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
passing over · leaving out · skipping · forgetting · bypassing · underreporting
de-emphasizing
Reducing perceived importance
- underplayingDeliberately understating something
- playing downMinimizing importance of something
- soft-pedalingUnderstating something deliberately
glossing over · sidelining · backgrounding · understating · muting · toning down · underrepresenting · marginalizing · brushing aside · passing over
understating
Representing as less significant
- soft-pedalingUnderstating something deliberately
- mutingSuppressing sound output
- temperingControlled heating and cooling
moderating · toning down · restraining · subduing · hedging · qualifying · dampening · softening
trivializing
Diminishing perceived significance
- belittlingExpressing contempt or dismissiveness
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
- discountingReducing prices offered
devaluing · undervaluing · underestimating · deprecating · shrinking · reducing · lessening · downgrading · deflating · underselling
overlooking
Failing to see or consider
- ignoringDeliberately not noticing
- disregardingDeliberately not considering
- omittingFailing to include
missing · passing over · leaving out · skipping · forgetting · bypassing · underreporting
underemphasisingoveremphasising
Highlighting beyond proportion
exaggerating · overstating · amplifying · stressing · accentuating
emphasis, emphases, overemphasize, emphasise, overemphasis, emphasised, emphasising, de-emphasize, underemphasis