nnoun.cognitionan estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual valueSynset:underestimation underrating underreckoning
Derivationally Related Form:underestimateunderrate
Hypernyms:approximation estimate estimation idea
Inherited Hypernyms:underestimateestimatecalculationproblem solvingthinkinghigher cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.cognitionassign too low a value toSynset:undervalue
Examples:- Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price
Antonyms:overvalueoverestimate
Derivationally Related Form:undervaluationunderestimateunderestimation
Hypernyms:value
Inherited Hypernyms:undervaluevaluedetermine
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.cognitionmake a deliberately low estimateSynset:lowball
Examples:- The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed
Derivationally Related Form:underestimateunderestimation
Hypernyms:approximate estimate gauge guess judge
Inherited Hypernyms:lowballestimatecalculatereasonthink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.cognitionmake too low an estimate ofSynset:underrate
Examples:- he underestimated the work that went into the renovation
- Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river
Antonyms:overestimate
Derivationally Related Form:underestimationunderrating
Hypernyms:misjudge
Inherited Hypernyms:underestimatemisjudgeerr
Direct Hyponyms:sell short
Full Troponyms:sell short
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody