DE-EMPHASIZES Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

de-emphasizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of de-emphasize

as in minimizes

to reduce in apparent importance you're at a point in your career where you can de-emphasize your academic record and emphasize your work experience

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Recent Examples of de-emphasizes But Shapiro de-emphasizes the rules of Judaism. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026 Cyberlink de-emphasizes the automatic, easy movie project tools, instead focusing on serious full-power video editing. — PC Magazine, 15 Nov. 2025 The base Microsoft 365 subscription itself has become increasingly essential as Microsoft de-emphasizes standalone Office purchases and makes cloud integration more central to document workflows. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025 The mountain of evidence backing the health perks of the Mediterranean diet—one that highlights plant foods and fish, and de-emphasizes red and processed meats—just grew again. — Erica Sloan, SELF, 25 Aug. 2025

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The framing minimizes the conduct at the center of the controversy.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
It's also supported by Nvidia's G-Sync and AMD FreeSync Premium, which also minimizes gameplay latency, ensuring responsive feedback.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026

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One of the proposal's drafters, Darien Shanske, a law professor at UC Davis, downplays reports of wealthy Californians relocating in anticipation of the measure.

— Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Oeffling humbly downplays the appeal of his music, which has a familiar, early 2000s aesthetic that sounds indebted to the spirit of Yo La Tengo and Broken Social Scene, as well as contemporaries like Alex G.

— Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

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