or something similar
2006-08-24 13:26:08 · 7 answers · asked by anne 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
i mean like saying prison is a "toned down version" of solitary confinement
2006-08-24 13:36:33 · update #1
modified - as in "Modified for TV"
2006-08-24 13:38:43 · answer #1 · answered by galopin_1872 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean a "euphemism" - a nicer way of saying something mean?
Like instead of saying someone's stupid, you say that the wheel is turning, but the hamster is dead.
2006-08-24 20:34:22 · answer #2 · answered by amarie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We could say that the lesser word is 'an understatement', or we could say that it is 'toned down' or 'softer' , it is usually 'more polite'
2006-08-24 20:51:20 · answer #3 · answered by mary_n_the_lamb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
toned down? slighter...
2006-08-24 20:32:48 · answer #4 · answered by Hoojoo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
smaller, slighter
2006-08-24 20:32:10 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mitigate
2006-08-24 20:53:36 · answer #6 · answered by Rocky99 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
palatable, facile, bland,milder...
2006-08-24 20:33:07 · answer #7 · answered by missourim43 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋