Synonyms of the word

understate

• v. To state something with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
• v. To state something with a lack of emphasis, in order to express irony.
• v. To state a quantity that is too low.

downplay

• v. (transitive) To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.

inform

• v. (archaic, transitive) To instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge).
• v. (transitive) To communicate knowledge to.
• v. (intransitive) To impart information or knowledge.
• v. To act as an informer; denounce.
• v. (transitive) To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with…
• v. (obsolete, intransitive) To make known, wisely and/or knowledgeably.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To direct, guide.
• v. (archaic, intransitive) To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.
• adj. Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.

minimise

• v. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of minimize.

minimize

• v. (transitive) To make (something) as small or as insignificant as possible.
• v. (computing, transitive, graphical user interface) To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing…