underestimate

Nouns

Verbs

  • (v) assign too low a value to
    • Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price
    undervalue,
  • (v) make a deliberately low estimate
    • The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed
    lowball,
  • (v) 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
    underrate,

Synonyms

undervalue underestimation underrating underreckoning lowball underrate

Antonyms

overvalue overestimate overrate

Words of close approximity