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alc24  +  925250 Fri, 02 Oct 09 06:16 PM
Is this sentence OK? and whats an antonym for DOWNPLAY?


1 Instead of downplaying the situation, he tried to make things seem bigger than they are.


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escalating, exaggerating 
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Philip  +  925434 Fri, 02 Oct 09 09:20 PM
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“escalating, exaggerating 

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I would go more with 'exaggerate' than with 'escalate'.
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Mister Micawber  +  925641 Sat, 03 Oct 09 12:50 AM
Or you can 'play something up'.
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