UNDERESTIMATES Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

underestimates

verb

present tense third-person singular of underestimate

as in minimizes

to place too low a value on we had underestimated her ability to raise the start-up money for her own design firm

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Recent Examples of underestimates That reading badly underestimates the scale of what’s coming. — Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Although this condition is linked to a wide variety of negative health effects, the public chronically underestimates its seriousness. — Marie Doyle, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026 That created a competitive advantage the world still underestimates. — Keith Krach, Fortune, 3 July 2026 Andy Sachs starts off as the girl everyone underestimates, then proceeds to survive the highs and lows of working for Runway magazine in The Devil Wears Prada. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026 Telling the story this way elides, smooths over, and underestimates the role of circumstance and dumb luck. — Charles Yu, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026 The problem is that this comparison often oversimplifies what Social Security actually is and underestimates how much risk and leverage already exist in today’s financial markets. — Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2026 Liwag added that current consensus underestimates GE Aerospace’s long-term free cash flow and earnings power, with further upside possible from multiple expansion and earnings revision. — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026 Advocates suggest the formula now underestimates the cost per student by almost $4,500. — Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026

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In order to keep playing shows these past few years, Frampton has devoted himself to an intensive workout regime that minimizes the impact of IBM.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
Spreading the drawdown across multiple stable caverns at all four storage sites minimizes sudden pressure drops and fluid turbulence.

— Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

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