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roleplay vs underplay

underplay vs roleplay

roleplay and underplay both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
roleplay No No Yes No
underplay No No Yes No
As verbs, underplay is a hyponym of roleplay; that is, underplay is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than roleplay:
  • roleplay: perform on a stage or theater
  • underplay: act (a role) with great restraint
Other hyponyms of roleplay include stooge, mime, pantomime, ham, ham it up, overact, overplay, underact.
roleplay (verb) underplay (verb)
perform on a stage or theater play a card lower than (a held high card)
act (a role) with great restraint
Difference between roleplay and underplay

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