underplay

underplay is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to underact a part. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 18 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to underact a part.
2. intransitive verb. To play a low card when holding a high one, in the hope of a future advantage.
3. noun. The act of underplaying.
4. verb. play a card lower than (a held high card)
5. verb. act (a role) with great restraint

   Synonyms: underact

Synonyms

underact

Common word forms

underplays, underplayed, underplaying

Words from these letters

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