downplayed
down-played
verb
Made something seem less important, serious, or significant than it truly was.
"The politician downplayed the scandal's impact."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: downplay, background, play down, understate, minimise, minimize
Antonyms: amplify, exaggerate, foreground, highlight, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate, play up, spotlight