underestimate

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: underestimationunderratingunderreckoningundervaluelowballunderrate

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual valueSynonyms: underestimationunderratingunderreckoning

Verb (3)

  1. assign too low a value to“Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price”Synonyms: undervalue
  2. make a deliberately low estimate“The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed”Synonyms: lowball
  3. make too low an estimate of“he underestimated the work that went into the renovation”“Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river”Synonyms: underrate
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Underestimate \Un`der*es"ti*mate\, v. t. To set too low a value on; to estimate below the truth. [1913 Webster]
Underestimate \Un`der*es"ti*mate\, n. The act of underestimating; too low an estimate. [1913 Webster]
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