The difference between Downplay and Exaggerate

When used as verbs, downplay means to de-emphasize, whereas exaggerate means to overstate, to describe more than is fact.


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  1. Downplay as a verb (transitive):

    To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.

    Examples:

    "He would sometimes downplay his Princeton education by saying simply that he went to school in New Jersey."

  1. Exaggerate as a verb:

    To overstate, to describe more than is fact.

    Examples:

    "I've told you a [[billion]] times not to exaggerate!"

    "He said he'd slept with hundreds of girls, but I know he's exaggerating. The real number is about ten."