put it mildly

verb

To state without exaggeration; to understate, to state in euphemistic terms.

“to put it mildly”

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Meanings

verbput it mildly (third-person singular simple present puts it mildly, present participle putting it mildly, simple past and past participle put it mildly)

present singular third person puts it mildly · participle present putting it mildly

  1. To state without exaggeration; to understate, to state in euphemistic terms.

    to put it mildly

    2 more examples

    That's putting it mildly!

    His players responded. Wolverhampton Wanderers were beaten at Anfield and United, to put it mildly, outclassed.

    2023 March 5, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 7-0 Manchester United”, in BBC Sport

Translations

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put it mildly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20it%20mildly.

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