underestimates - 11 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | underestimate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | minimize; rate too low |
| Synonyms: | belittle, deprecate, depreciate, disparage, miscalculate, put down*, slight, underrate, undervalue, disesteem, make light of, miscarry, not do justice, sell short, think too little of |
| Antonyms: | exaggerate, maximize, overestimate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | belittle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | detract |
| Synonyms: | bad-mouth, blister, criticize, decry, deprecate, depreciate, deride, derogate, diminish, discount, discredit, disparage, downgrade, downplay, knock*, lower, minimize, pan, put down, rip*, roast*, run down, scorch*, scorn, slam*, smear, sour grapes, squash*, squelch, take down, tear down*, underestimate, underrate, undervalue, write off, cut down to size, cut to the quick, dispraise, dump on, pooh pooh, poor mouth, scoff at, shoot down*, shoot full of holes, sneer at, take a swipe at, take down a peg |
| Antonyms: | build up, exaggerate, praise, value |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | decry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | criticize, blame |
| Synonyms: | abuse, bad-mouth*, belittle, calumniate, censure, condemn, defame, denounce, depreciate, derogate, detract, devalue, diminish, discount, discredit, disgrace, disparage, downgrade, hit*, knock*, lower, malign, minimize, pan*, put down, rap, reprehend, reprobate, run down, slam*, traduce, underestimate, underrate, undervalue, vilify, write off, asperse, cry down, do a number on, dump on, mark down, opprobriate, poor-mouth, rail against, take away, take swipe at, throw stones at |
| Antonyms: | applaud, compliment, exalt, laud, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | depreciate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | belittle, ridicule |
| Synonyms: | abuse, attack, calumniate, censure, condemn, contemn, decry, defame, denigrate, denounce, deprecate, deride, derogate, detract, discount, discountenance, discredit, disgrace, disparage, fault, humble, knock, look down on*, lower, malign, minimize, put down, rap, revile, roast*, run down*, scorn, slam, slander, slight, slur, smear, spurn, traduce, underestimate, underrate, undervalue, vilify, asperse, clamor against, dispraise, find fault with, scoff at, sneer at, take down a peg |
| Antonyms: | approve, commend, compliment, exalt, laud, praise, recommend |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disparage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | criticize; detract from |
| Synonyms: | abuse, belittle, chill*, decry, defame, degrade, deject, demoralize, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, deride, derogate, discourage, discredit, disdain, dishearten, dismiss, lower, malign, minimize, pan*, put down, rap*, ridicule, roast*, run down*, scorch, scorn, slam*, slander, smear*, sour grapes, tear down, traduce, underestimate, underrate, undervalue, vilify, write off, cry down, dis, dispirit, dispraise, downcry, dump on, put hooks in |
| Antonyms: | approve, commend, compliment, flatter, laud, praise, sanction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | insult |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abuse, offend |
| Synonyms: | abase, affront, aggravate, annoy, blister, curse, cut to the quick, debase, degrade, deride, dishonor, disoblige, dump on, flout, gird, humiliate, injure, irritate, jeer, libel, mock, outrage, pan*, provoke, put down*, revile, ridicule, roast*, scoff, slam*, slander, slight, sneer, snub, step on one's toes, taunt, tease, underestimate, vex |
| Antonyms: | compliment, flatter, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | minimize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make smaller; underrate |
| Synonyms: | abbreviate, attenuate, belittle, cheapen, curtail, decrease, decry, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, detract, diminish, discount, disparage, downplay*, dwarf*, knock*, lessen, pan, play down, pooh-pooh*, prune, put down, reduce, run down, shrink, underestimate, cut down to size, cut rate, knock down*, make light of, make little of, miniaturize, poor-mouth, underplay |
| Notes: | reduce means to cut down on; minimize means to make small or insignificant or represent as less important |
| Antonyms: | enlarge, overrate, maximize, overestimate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | miscalculate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a mistake |
| Synonyms: | blow*, blunder, discount, disregard, err, mess up*, misconstrue, miscount, misinterpret, misjudge, misunderstand, mix up, overlook, overrate, stumble, underestimate, underrate, undervalue, drop the ball, get signals crossed, get wrong, go wrong, misread, misreckon, miss by a mile, overestimate, overvalue, slip up |
| Antonyms: | succeed, do correctly, figure correctly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | misjudge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get the wrong idea |
| Synonyms: | err, misapprehend, miscalculate, misconstrue, mistake, misunderstand, overrate, prejudge, presume, presuppose, stumble, suppose, underestimate, underrate, bark up wrong tree, be misled, be overcritical, be partial, be unfair, be wrong, come to hasty conclusion, dogmatize, drop the ball, miscomprehend, misconceive, misconjecture, misdeem, misreckon, miss by a mile, misthink, overestimate, put foot in |
| Antonyms: | figure, understand, judge well |
| Main Entry: | mistake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mix up, misunderstand |
| Synonyms: | blunder, botch*, bungle, confound, confuse, err, fail, goof*, jumble, lapse, misapprehend, miscalculate, misconstrue, miscount, misinterpret, misjudge, miss, omit, overlook, slip*, snarl, tangle, underestimate, addle, be off the mark, be wrong, deceive oneself, get wrong, have wrong impression, make a mess, misconceive, misdeem, misknow, misread, miss the boat, not know, overestimate, put foot in, slip up*, take for |
| Antonyms: | comprehend, interpret, perceive, understand, be certain, be sure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | neglect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be indifferent, leave alone |
| Synonyms: | affront, brush aside, brush off, condemn, depreciate, despise, detest, discount, disdain, dismiss, disregard, have nothing to do with, ignore, keep at arm's length, keep one's distance, laugh off, let go, live with, make light of, not care for, overlook, pass by, pass over, pass up, pay no attention to, pay no mind, pretermit, rebuff, reject, scant, scorn, shrug off, slight, slur, spurn, tune out, underestimate |
| Antonyms: | cherish, concern, guard, nurture, protect, take care of, watch |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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