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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Then there was Wee Wo,—he was a little Chinese chap, and we used to send him down the chimneys to open front doors for us.DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYL
The bride elect rushes up to him, and so they both step down to the foot-lights.PHYSIOLOGY OF THE OPERAJOHN H. SWABY (AKA "SCRICI")
I assure you, no matter how beautifully we play any piece, the minute Liszt plays it, you would scarcely recognize it!MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAY
I take the Extream Bells, and set down the six Changes on them thus.TINTINNALOGIA, OR, THE ART OF RINGINGRICHARD DUCKWORTH AND FABIAN STEDMAN
His wife stood smiling and waving, the boys shouting, as he disappeared in the old rockaway down the sandy road.THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPIN
So he bore down on the solemn declaration that she stood face to face with a prison term for perjury.THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDEN
Do not the widow's tears run down the cheek, and her cry against him that causeth them to fall?THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUS
But I hope at least to play to him a few times, and what is more important, to hear him play repeatedly.MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAY
The two women had no intention of bathing; they had just strolled down to the beach for a walk and to be alone and near the water.THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPIN
But, when the car came thundering down, it was crammed to the step; with a melancholy gesture, the driver declined her signal.HILDA LESSWAYSARNOLD BENNETT
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
JUNE 13, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO PLAY DOWN
- abase
- abash
- base
- bemean
- blister
- break
- bring down
- bring low
- cast down
- chagrin
- chasten
- confound
- confuse
- conquer
- crush
- cut down to size
- debase
- degrade
- demean
- denigrate
- deny
- depress
- discomfit
- discountenance
- disgrace
- dishonor
- downplay
- humble
- lower
- make a fool of
- make ashamed
- mortify
- pan
- play down
- put out of countenance
- put to shame
- rip
- run down
- shame
- shoot down
- slam
- smear
- snub
- squash
- subdue
- take down
- take down a peg
- tear down
- vanquish
- wither
- abases
- abashes
- bases
- bemeans
- blisters
- breaks
- brings down
- brings low
- casts down
- chagrins
- chastens
- confounds
- confuses
- conquers
- crushes
- cuts down to size
- debases
- degrades
- demeans
- denies
- denigrates
- depresses
- discomfits
- discountenances
- disgraces
- dishonors
- downplays
- humbles
- lowers
- makes a fool of
- makes ashamed
- mortifies
- pans
- plays down
- puts out of countenance
- puts to shame
- rips
- runs down
- shames
- shoots down
- slams
- smears
- snubs
- squashes
- subdues
- takes down
- takes down a peg
- tears down
- vanquishes
- withers
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.