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
But national security officials counter that this underestimates what's at stake.
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Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
As always, Keaton drastically underestimates herself.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 Dec. 2025
But to reduce fiber to its gut health effects underestimates the power of the nutrient.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 18 Nov. 2025
Many initiatives falter not because the technology fails, but because leadership underestimates the complexity and ongoing nature of AI work.
—Kathleen Walch, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
In truth, each side underestimates the relevance of the other’s perspective.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
But that underestimates both the level of competition then — being a contemporary of the Big Three is not ideal in that regard — and how few players make the jump from junior prodigy to serial winner.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
As always, Keaton drastically underestimates herself.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 Dec. 2025
But to reduce fiber to its gut health effects underestimates the power of the nutrient.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 18 Nov. 2025
Many initiatives falter not because the technology fails, but because leadership underestimates the complexity and ongoing nature of AI work.
—Kathleen Walch, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
In truth, each side underestimates the relevance of the other’s perspective.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
But that underestimates both the level of competition then — being a contemporary of the Big Three is not ideal in that regard — and how few players make the jump from junior prodigy to serial winner.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underestimates
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This precaution minimizes electrical hazards during flooding.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Or worse, women will share a menopause symptom with a provider who minimizes it.—
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
Flow Space,
11 Feb. 2026
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Finally, advocates can respond to the argument that merit overemphasizes achievements and undervalues people.—
Kenji Yoshino,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Anything short of matching the men’s league dollar-for-dollar risks perpetuating a system that undervalues women’s contributions to basketball.—
Nafees Alam,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Underestimates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underestimates. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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