Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "underestimate" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

overestimate overestimate

Coordinate Terms

understate

Derived Terms

misunderestimate nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American people

Derived From

estimate

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

approximate approximation estimate estimate estimation gauge guess idea judge miscalculate misestimate misjudge value

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

sell oneself short understage undervalue

Type Of (IsA)

estimate

Manner Of

misjudge

Related Terms

estimate low perceive quantity value worth

Synonym Network

belittle lowball make light of misjudge misunderestimate underestimation undervalue

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