misestimate

verb

ˌmis-ˈe-stə-ˌmāt How to pronounce misestimate (audio)
Definition of misestimatenext
as in to misunderstand
to make an incorrect judgment regarding sorely misestimated the character of the young man they hired to look after their vacation home

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misestimate
  1. misunderstand
  2. underestimate
  3. mistake
  4. misjudge
  5. miscalculate
Verb
  • Write down the agreement, close the loop, and make the system harder to misunderstand.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • But the people who believe AI eliminates the need for creative agencies may still be misunderstanding what great agencies actually do.
    — Adam Taylor, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of misunderstand
Verb
  • Rhome, from the National Hurricane Center, cautions that people should not underestimate the potential power of the 2026 storm season just because the El Niño weather pattern is expected to limit the number of storms.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 22 July 2026
  • And don’t underestimate the right pair of shoes and accessories to add height and waist definition.
    — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 21 July 2026
Definition of underestimate
Verb
  • Denza Bao 5 design There is little chance of mistaking the Bao 5 for a conventional family SUV.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • They might have been mistaken for the same blaze if the only information available had been from 911 calls.
    — K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 20 July 2026
Definition of mistake
Verb
  • Ginsburg misjudged an unknowable future; Biden failed to respond to a visible present.
    — Michael Sonnenfeldt, Fortune, 19 July 2026
  • Helmut Haller, West Germany vs England, 1966 Ray Wilson misjudges his headed clearance, Haller gathers it on the edge of the box and, just before Bobby Moore can close him down, slaps a right-footed shot into the far corner.
    — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of misjudge
Verb
  • Yet the company seems to continually miscalculate the extent to which this dynamic will jeopardize its business.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 June 2026
  • Undeniably, Putin and associates miscalculated how easily Russia’s military would be able to occupy and take control of Ukraine, repeating Cold War successes.
    — Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Definition of miscalculate
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