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

1. transitive verb. To set to/ low a value on; to estimate below the truth.
2. noun. The act of underestimating; too low an estimate.
3. noun. an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value

   Synonyms: underestimation, underrating, underreckoning

4. verb. 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"

   Synonyms: underrate

5. verb. make a deliberately low estimate

   "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed"

   Synonyms: lowball

6. verb. assign too low a value to

   "Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price"

   Synonyms: undervalue

Synonyms

underestimation, underrating, underreckoning, underrate, lowball, undervalue

Common word forms

underestimated, underestimates, underestimating

Words from these letters

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