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understated conclusion

[/ˌʌndərˈsteɪtɪd kənˈkluːʒən/]
noun phrasepl: understated conclusions
conclusão contida
1. A final statement or judgment that is presented with restraint, minimization, or downplaying of emphasis, often for rhetorical effect or to convey sophistication
The report's understated conclusion suggested the findings were far more significant than the modest language indicated.
A conclusão contida do relatório sugeriu que os resultados eram muito mais significativos do que a linguagem modesta indicava.
2. A conclusion delivered without exaggeration, hyperbole, or dramatic emphasis, allowing the facts to speak for themselves
After pages of evidence, the author offered an understated conclusion that simply stated the obvious implications.
Após páginas de evidências, o autor ofereceu uma conclusão contida que simplesmente declarava as implicações óbvias.
Synonyms
muted conclusionrestrained conclusionsubdued conclusionminimized conclusiondownplayed conclusion
Antonyms
emphatic conclusionexaggerated conclusiondramatic conclusionoverstated conclusionhyperbolic conclusion

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
conclusão contida
Standard usage in academic and formal contexts
São Paulo
conclusão discreto
Alternative formal usage
Portugal
conclusão contida
Equivalent formal Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

reading between the lines
less is more
leave something unsaid
understate one's case
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