underestimate
About 1.93 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb To estimate too low; to perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has.
- verb To perceive or expect (someone or something) to be less significant or difficult than it actually is.
I totally underestimated the task.
- noun An estimate that is too low.
Similar words
underrate undervalue lowball underrating underreckoning undervaluation undervaluing understate underplay underdog
Often followed by
the of their its how your his or it
Word family
underestimated underestimates underestimating underestimation underestimations
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