'Underestimate' definitions:
Definition of 'underestimate'
(from WordNet)
noun
An estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value [syn: underestimate, underestimation, underrating, underreckoning]
verb
Assign too low a value to; "Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price" [syn: undervalue, underestimate] [ant: overestimate, overvalue]
verb
Make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed" [syn: lowball, underestimate]
verb
Make too low an estimate of; "he underestimated the work that went into the renovation"; "Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river" [syn: underestimate, underrate] [ant: overestimate, overrate]
Definition of 'Underestimate'
From: GCIDE
- Underestimate \Un`der*es"ti*mate\, v. t. To set too low a value on; to estimate below the truth. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Underestimate'
From: GCIDE
- Underestimate \Un`der*es"ti*mate\, n. The act of underestimating; too low an estimate. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'underestimate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- belittle,
- deprecate,
- depreciate,
- discount,
- disparage,
- make light of,
- make little of,
- make nothing of,
- minimize,
- miscalculate,
- misestimate,
- misjudge,
- misprize,
- sell short,
- set at naught,
- set little by,
- shrug off,
- think little of,
- think nothing of,
- underprize,
- underrate,
- underreckon,
- undervalue