put it mildly
verb1
To state without exaggeration; to understate, to state in euphemistic terms.
- to put it mildly
- That's putting it mildly!
1 more example
- 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:
- Related terms
- to put it another way, not to put too fine a point on it