misprizing

verb

present participle of misprize
as in misesteeming

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  1. underestimating
  2. undervaluing
  3. misjudging
  4. testing
  5. analyzing
Verb
  • And businesses may be seriously underestimating the value of freeing up their people to have new ideas.
    — Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Consensus estimates are underestimating the strength of the networking company's order book for 2027 and 2028, according to analysts.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of underestimating
Verb
  • That suggests the foreign exchange market is significantly undervaluing the yen.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Stop undervaluing yourself, period.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Definition of undervaluing
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  • Investors are misjudging, and then correcting, who or what will actually capture AI’s value.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Rather than collisions caused by surrounding traffic, these incidents involved the vehicle misjudging objects directly in its path.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
Definition of misjudging
Verb
  • The chain is testing the menu item at about 45 Georgia restaurants.
    — Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Susser compared it to testing individuals for Covid-19 compared to testing wastewater for the virus.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of testing
Verb
  • The study, analyzing data from 2021-2024, challenges the perception of cannabis as a safe substance.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Always unassuming, sitting in the back of the room — but often the smartest person in the room — Saftler became known as the guy who can predict the future of television, constantly analyzing industry trends to figure out what would come next.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of analyzing
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“Misprizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misprizing. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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