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Explore Underplay through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like play or act. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Underplay in a sentence

Related words

Underplay | Underplayed | Underplaying | Underplays

Underplay meaning

The act of underplaying.

Synonyms of Underplay

play underact act roleplay playact overact

Related words

Other words often associated with Underplay or its synonyms:

perform behave diversion enactment use overplay toy dally routine move gamble event

Using Underplay

  • The main meaning on this page is: The act of underplaying.
  • Useful related words include: play, underact, act, roleplay.
  • In the example corpus, underplay often appears in combinations such as: underplay and.

Context around Underplay

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 15 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Underplay

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

did not underplay the matter 1× he can underplay and let 1× way to underplay and come 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

he can underplay 1× he sort of 1× put it like 1×

Common sentence endings:

care of business 1× sort of sneaky 1× underplay the matter 1×

Words around Underplay

Just before it in the word index:

underpins 68 underpinnings 74 underpinning 111 underpinned 106 underpin 82 underperforms 5

Just after it in the word index:

underplayed 9 underplaying 8 underplays 4 underpopulated 6 underpowered 42 underprepared 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Underplay

  • In this selection, "underplay" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 15 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include did not underplay the matter and he can underplay and let. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "underplay" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with underplay

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Put it like this: Bercow did not underplay the matter. (10 words)

He can underplay, and let that soothing-on-the-cusp-of-psycho purr take care of business. (17 words)

He sort of finds a way to underplay and come in underneath, and he's sort of sneaky. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

He sort of finds a way to underplay and come in underneath, and he's sort of sneaky. (18 words)

He can underplay, and let that soothing-on-the-cusp-of-psycho purr take care of business. (17 words)

Put it like this: Bercow did not underplay the matter. (10 words)

Example sentences (3)

He sort of finds a way to underplay and come in underneath, and he's sort of sneaky.

He can underplay, and let that soothing-on-the-cusp-of-psycho purr take care of business.

Put it like this: Bercow did not underplay the matter.

Common combinations with underplay

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "underplay" in a sentence?
An example: "He sort of finds a way to underplay and come in underneath, and he's sort of sneaky." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "underplay" from authentic English texts.
What does "underplay" mean?
Underplay means: The act of underplaying.
What are synonyms of "underplay"?
Common synonyms of "underplay" include: play, underact, act, roleplay, playact, overact.
How many example sentences with "underplay" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "underplay", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.