Dictionary Entry
underestimate
underestimate is a 13-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To set to/ low a value on; to estimate below the truth. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
13 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 19 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To set to/ low a value on; to estimate below the truth.
- 2noun
The act of underestimating; too low an estimate.
- 3noun
an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
- 4verb
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"
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- 5verb
make a deliberately low estimate
"The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed"
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- 6verb
assign too low a value to
"Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price"
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