2007-11-16 20:34:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
for any such reference frm here on i'd suggest thefreedictionary.com
also wikipedia helps..there can be many words like
understate..trivialise
2007-11-16 23:46:02 · answer #1 · answered by Rooh !! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Understatement would be the better option for the opposite of the word exaggerate....
Depreciate, Play down, Minimize, reduce are the other antonyms.........
2007-11-17 05:17:19 · answer #2 · answered by Sanjeev 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could look at this two ways, but first need to define exaggerate - attesting to attributes not actually possesed by subject. (lying) / (+4)
Opposite could be honestly representing subject "define" (not lying) /(0)
Opposite could also be "ommit" , "downplay", "understate" or FAILING to attest to some of the attributes actually present in subject. (also lying) / (-4)
2007-11-17 04:38:58 · answer #3 · answered by SWM ISO truth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on context, antonyms would be minimise or understate, as the other contributors have said, or play down.
2007-11-17 04:44:06 · answer #4 · answered by sunny112358 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The antonym is "understate".
http://encarta.msn.com/thesaurus_561572852/exaggerate.html
2007-11-17 12:47:42 · answer #5 · answered by Manoj R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Understate, minimize, or sell short.
2007-11-17 04:42:03 · answer #6 · answered by perfectlybaked 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't do something to an excessive degree.
2007-11-17 05:02:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think maybe, understate.
2007-11-17 04:38:15 · answer #8 · answered by older is wiser 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
limit
2007-11-17 04:59:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
minimize
2007-11-17 04:37:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anna P 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋