putting it mildly vs mildly put

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English, but they have slightly different meanings. 'Putting it mildly' is used to downplay the severity of a statement or opinion, while 'mildly put' is used to soften a statement or opinion that may be more strongly expressed. They are not directly interchangeable due to this difference in meaning.

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putting it mildly

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to downplay the severity of a statement or opinion.

This phrase is used to indicate that the speaker is making a statement in a milder or less extreme way than they could.

Examples:

He was disappointed, putting it mildly.
The movie was not very good, putting it mildly.

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"Pretty well" is putting it mildly.
A short attention span is putting it mildly.
I'd say volatile is putting it mildly.
"A lot" is putting it mildly.
That's putting it mildly, Tom.
When Detective Bell said that Curtis Bradshaw was smarter than the average thug, he was putting it mildly.
"A flop." That's putting it mildly.
That's putting it mildly.
That's putting it mildly.
Regrettable is putting it mildly.
That's putting it mildly.
"Unpleasant" is putting it mildly.
Obsessed is putting it mildly.
He's quite a piece of work when he's drunk, and that's putting it mildly.
That's putting it mildly, mister.
Hand to mouth is putting it mildly.
Stressed out is putting it mildly.
"Mystery" is putting it mildly, Gina.
Mr President, the situation in Zimbabwe is gradually becoming hopeless - and that is putting it mildly.
Mr President, over the last few days, we have seen great turbulence in the US financial system, and that is putting it mildly.

Alternatives:

to say the least
to put it lightly
to put it mildly

mildly put

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to soften a statement or opinion that may be more strongly expressed.

This phrase is used to indicate that the speaker is making a statement in a mild or gentle way, even if the actual sentiment may be stronger.

Examples:

The party was a disaster, mildly put.
His behavior was unacceptable, mildly put.

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We don't get along, to put it mildly.
Mildly elevated BP could put her at risk for a berry aneurysm.
To put it mildly we do not get along together.
This communication is incomplete, to put it mildly.
Jamal, your test scores to put it mildly, caught our attention.
I should caution you, Captain - when I told her that we'd used Moset's program, she was unhappy, to put it mildly.
Per ls, to put it mildly, not suited for an expedltlon of this magnitude.
Kareen knew I would not be pleased, to put it mildly.
To put it mildly, it is in a conceptual and political vacuum.
There's a group of officers in the Polish army whose attitude toward the current political system is reserved, to put it mildly.
They have spent many years and made great efforts preparing for membership; the reform of their economic and political systems has been - to put it mildly - highly impressive.
He had a hard task because the Commission's draft was, to put it mildly, a bad one.
She is, to put it mildly, a controversial figure.
Pakistan's stance towards international Muslim terrorism is - to put it mildly - ambiguous, and this must emphatically be denounced by the European Union.
I regard that amendment as nonsensical, to put it mildly.
Now a number of proposed amendments have been tabled which, to put it mildly, I find somewhat irritating.
It is also very clear that a break in current trends is vital, to put it mildly.
That would be legal overkill, to put it mildly.
I would like to note that adding an olfactory marker to manure may be, to put it mildly, a little superfluous.
These three arguments are therefore purely and simply populist, to put it mildly.

Alternatives:

putting it mildly
to say the least
to put it lightly

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putting it mildly vs mildly put