Related Words for understatement

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overstatement
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Noun, Noun, Noun
exaggeration
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Noun, Noun
hyperbole
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Noun
statement
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Noun
oxymoron
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Noun
surprise
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Noun
shocking
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Adjective
mystifying
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Adjective
underestimation
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Noun
shocker
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Noun
irony
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Noun
astounding
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Adjective
appalling
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Adjective
misstatement
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Noun
lamentable
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Adjective
remark
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Noun
acknowledgement
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Noun
preposterous
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Adjective
revelation
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Noun
perplexing
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Adjective
exasperating
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Adjective
wonderment
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Noun
nonchalance
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Noun
baffling
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Adjective
contradiction
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Noun
bewildering
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Adjective
oversimplification
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Noun
imprecision
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Noun
phrase
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Noun
incomprehensible
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Adjective
puzzling
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Adjective
impressive
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Adjective
worrisome
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Adjective
horrifying
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Adjective
pronouncement
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Noun
misnomer
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Noun
embarrassing
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Adjective
terrifying
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Adjective
indescribable
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Adjective
startling
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Adjective
indelicate
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Adjective
uncharacteristic
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Adjective
unbelievable
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Adjective
unsurprising
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Adjective
outrageous
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Adjective
oddity
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Noun
anachronism
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Noun
paradoxical
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Adjective
adjective
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Noun
summation
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Noun
estimation
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Noun
unfathomable
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Adjective
fact
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Noun
infuriating
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Adjective
nuance
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Noun
astonishing
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Adjective
monumental
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Adjective
spectacle
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Noun
explanation
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Noun
pretentious
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Adjective
bravado
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Noun
metaphor
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Noun
figure of speech
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Phrase, Noun
paradox
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Noun
figure
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Noun
conceit
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Noun
contrast
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Noun
antithesis
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Noun
reticence
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Noun
euphemism
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Noun
narration
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Noun
digression
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Noun
foreshadowing
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Noun
synecdoche
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Noun
ellipsis
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Noun
rhetoric
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Noun
trope
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Noun
comparison
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Noun
parenthesis
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Noun
contradiction in terms
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Phrase, Noun
quoting
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Verb
simile
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Noun
allegory
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Noun
metonymy
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Noun
word
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Noun
utterance
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Noun
stating
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Verb
quotation
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Noun
thesis
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Noun
discourse
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Noun
aphorism
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Noun
masterpiece
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Noun
indirection
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Noun
masterly
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Adjective
studied
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Adjective
laconic
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Adjective
abetting
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Verb
penchant
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Noun
laughable
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Adjective
masterful
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Adjective
ironic
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Adjective
wry
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Adjective
gross
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Adjective
ironical
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Adjective
subtlety
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Noun
flair
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Noun
marvel
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Noun
classic
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Noun
tactful
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Adjective
modesty
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Noun
millennium
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Noun
restraint
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Noun
somewhat
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Adverb
colossal
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Adjective
breathtaking
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Adjective
egregious
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Adjective
liability
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Noun
commendable
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Adjective
ludicrous
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Adjective
terse
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Adjective
fondness
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Noun
aplomb
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Noun
casualness
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Noun
disproportion
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Noun, Verb
disservice
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Noun, Verb
enough
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Adverb, Noun
idiomatic
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Adjective, Noun
inaccuracy
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Noun
magnification
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Noun
miscalculation
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Noun
moderation
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Noun
overreaction
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Noun
overvaluation
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Noun
reality
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Noun
reductive
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Adjective
say
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Verb, Noun, Adverb
tell
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Verb, Noun
expression
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Noun
literally
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Adverb
collocation
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Noun
chunk
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Noun, Verb
vernacular
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Noun, Adjective
cluster
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Noun, Verb
standard
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Adjective, Noun
dialect
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Noun
sorta
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Adverb
milestone
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Noun, Verb
no
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Noun, Adverb, Adjective
headlines
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Noun
anymore
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Adverb