verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To make a guess that is too small; to underestimate.

   "Those diners were left to guess, or rather to underguess by an average 600 calories per meal."

Synonyms

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misunderestimatesell shortunderapproximateunderestimateunderjudgeunderrate

Antonyms

All antonyms

overapproximateoverestimateoverholdoverrate

Example

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"Those diners were left to guess, or rather to underguess by an average 600 calories per meal."

Etymology

From under- + guess.

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