Q25
EnglishVocabulary: Meaning, Synonyms & Antonyms
Choose the correct meaning of the word from the alternatives given: 'Underplay'
- a.Intrigue
- b.Conspire
- c.Making more complicated or problematizing things
- d.Represent something as being less important than it really is
Answer: (D) Represent something as being less important than it really is
To 'underplay' something is to make it seem less important, serious or impressive than it really is, which is option D word for word. 'Intrigue' and 'conspire' (A, B) both mean to plot secretly, and option C describes complicating a matter, the opposite of playing it down. Synonyms: downplay, play down, understate, soft-pedal, make light of. Antonyms: overplay, exaggerate, overstate, blow out of proportion. The same prefix gives 'underestimate' (judge too low), 'undermine' (weaken gradually) and 'underscore' (emphasise).