Underestimate Definition
ŭndər-ĕstə-māt
underestimated, underestimates, underestimating
verb
underestimated, underestimates, underestimating
To set too low an estimate on or for.
Webster's New World
To consider (someone) to be less capable or effective than is actually the case.
Underestimated his rivals and was outmaneuvered.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- undervalue
- lowball
- underrate
- minimize
- disparage
- miscalculate
- belittle
- set at naught
- put down
- make-light-of
- hold too lightly
- think too little of
- slight
- misprize
- do scant justice to
noun
underestimates
An estimate that is too low.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Underestimate
Noun
Singular:
underestimatePlural:
underestimatesOrigin of Underestimate
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under- +"Ž estimate
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