UNDERESTIMATION Synonyms: 25 Similar Words

underestimation

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Recent Examples of underestimation Leaders who have not directly experienced the capability shift are likely to underestimate it, and the organization will inherit that underestimation in its plans. — Andrew Sorohan, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Correcting the widespread underestimation of how much scientists and ordinary people actually want action may be one of the highest-leverage things a communicator can do. — Anandita Sabherwal, Time, 3 Aug. 2026 About 2,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with West Nile virus in a typical year, which the CDC said is an underestimation because only one in five individuals that get West Nile develop symptoms. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026 That’s probably an underestimation. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 24 June 2026 The first is the underestimation of local content – not just as an engagement driver, but as a transaction engine. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 June 2026 For Smith-Njigba, underestimation precedes dominance. — Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026 The company has become established within the fintech community, with a trajectory defined not by underestimation, but by vision and execution. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025 There are a couple of reasons to think that this is an underestimation of the impact, as well. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025

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Noun

The company reported better-than-expected second-quarter results and issued revenue forecast that topped estimates.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
The system progressively refines these disparity estimates from lower-resolution images to the original resolution, narrowing the search area at each stage.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of estimate

Noun

The same evaluation process may hold promise for other forms of childhood dementia that arise from single-gene mutations.

— Mike McRae August 26, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
While the evaluation itself doesn’t have much fantasy impact, how the Giants respond could.

— Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of evaluation

Noun

In Teitelbaum’s estimation, the deal on the table last week would have likely been a difficult sell for Canadian officials.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
Despite the efforts, China still faces an annual shortfall of around 6,000 tons of plasma, according to a CNN calculation based on industry data and estimation of domestic demand cited by Chinese state media.

— CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of estimation

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Provide telehealth assessments, infrastructure upgrades, access points, and digital health training through seven rural partners.

— Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
Americans increasingly don’t want data centers next door Altman’s assessment of the public mood isn’t far off.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of assessment

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The loan still has to clear credit review, reserve requirements, and an appraisal but the door that was closed is now open.

— Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
The owners were given third-party appraisals on each property and allowed to discuss the land acquisition over several months.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of appraisal

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Once active, Roman's Wide Field Instrument (WFI) will capture more than a terabyte of data daily; its largest survey will take over a year to complete and is expected to fill more than half a million 4K TVs.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026
The telescope’s main survey will take at least a year, McEnery said at the Saturday press event—and its scale is incomparable.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of survey

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This reckoning between mother and son will forever change the meaning of their relationship.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
But—as Tesla CEO Elon Musk pointed out in an X post last week—the timing of efficiencies coming to fruition, and a debt reckoning, will be close.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of reckoning

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Unrivaled’s latest funding round comes after its announcement in May 2024 of an oversubscribed Series B investment in September 2025 that increased the its valuation to $340 million.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
And yet these fault lines cut through the foundation of the WNBA at a time when all general interest metrics are up, up, up, and when one of the league’s newest franchises, the Golden State Valkyries, has hit the $1 billion valuation mark.

— Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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