as in minimized
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 underestimated
Ryan Stocker / Jamie Stocker / Brian Stocker From his Wall Street office, Brian and his colleagues in the World Financial Center initially underestimated what had occurred.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
This is why the DOE Report claimed that sun’s contribution to global warming might be underestimated.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Television, meanwhile, continues to be underestimated, Kapoor argues.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Shrink dipped in 2020 as stores closed during the pandemic and customers shopped online — and then, as stores began reopening, retailers underestimated their shrink rate.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Iran underestimated Washington’s willingness to support Israeli military action and join the campaign itself.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
Effective change management is the linchpin of enterprise-wide AI implementation, yet it’s often underestimated.
—Paul Hudson, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
The fates of so many were decided on the 1969 day when a dashing and sadly underestimated 25-year-old Colonel Qaddafi seized power from the monarchy in a matter of hours and promised a new golden era, inspired by Egypt’s President Nasser.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Researchers suspected the diversity of these lizards was being underestimated.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
This is why the DOE Report claimed that sun’s contribution to global warming might be underestimated.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Television, meanwhile, continues to be underestimated, Kapoor argues.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
Shrink dipped in 2020 as stores closed during the pandemic and customers shopped online — and then, as stores began reopening, retailers underestimated their shrink rate.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Iran underestimated Washington’s willingness to support Israeli military action and join the campaign itself.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
Effective change management is the linchpin of enterprise-wide AI implementation, yet it’s often underestimated.
—Paul Hudson, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
The fates of so many were decided on the 1969 day when a dashing and sadly underestimated 25-year-old Colonel Qaddafi seized power from the monarchy in a matter of hours and promised a new golden era, inspired by Egypt’s President Nasser.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Researchers suspected the diversity of these lizards was being underestimated.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underestimated
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Officials repeatedly minimized fire risks and touted the benefits of letting the fire burn, according to The Republic's findings.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Context switching is minimized.—
Paul Kovalenko,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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And the years Apple has put into working on the accuracy of its HR sensors should not be undervalued.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Wolfe upgrades Remitly Global to outperform from peer perform Wolfe said the financial services company is undervalued.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Underestimated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underestimated. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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