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play up


These are words and phrases related to play up. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of play up.

TO CAUSE PAIN


My left knee has been playing up again.

Synonyms and examples


hurt
My leg hurts.
ache
My legs are still aching from my run yesterday.
throb
My head throbbed.
sting
His cheeks stung from the aftershave he'd just put on.
smart
The smoke was thick, making her eyes smart.
rub
The clothing is cleverly stitched to prevent the seams rubbing anywhere.
act up
When my rib starts acting up, I have to stop playing.
be killing you
informal
My back's killing me after all that gardening.
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pain
agony
soreness
discomfort
throbbing
stab
stabbing pain
twinge
painful
sore
tender
sensitive
excruciating
agonizing
severe
bad
unbearable
acute
chronic
sharp
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Pain is a feeling of physical suffering that you get from an injury or an illness. You can also talk about things that cause pain. You can call the things that cause you physical pain painful.

play up | American Thesaurus


play up


verb
These are words and phrases related to play up. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of play up.

OVERSTATE


Synonyms


touch up
Slang
lay it on
Slang
spread it on thick
Slang
overstate
exaggerate
overstress
overdo
embellish
embroider
oversell
enlarge
overdraw
overpaint
increase
inflate
magnify
stretch
enlarge on

Antonyms


understate
minimize
undervalue
underplay
soft-pedal

DRAMATIZE


Synonyms


dramatize
perform
act
amplify
enact
exaggerate
execute
melodramatize
overdo
overstate
playact
present
produce
show
splash
stage

UNDERSCORE


Synonyms


stress
emphasize
accentuate
press home
accent
point up
mark
bring out forcibly
feature
intensify
draw attention to
heighten
deepen
underscore
underline
draw a line under

Antonyms


de-emphasize
moderate
skip over

UNDERLINE


Synonyms


underline
underscore
bracket
caption
off
emphasize
feature
give emphasis
highlight
italicize
mark
point up
stress
accentuate

FEATURE


Synonyms


feature
represent prominently
display
spotlight
headline
highlight
star
present
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