misreckon

verb

Definition of misreckonnext
as in to underestimate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misreckon
  1. underestimate
  2. miscount
  3. overestimate
  4. undervalue
  5. underrate
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  • But a new investigation from NPR and Boston University finds that the number is likely about 9,000, or five times higher — and even that number may underestimate heat's deadly impact.
    — Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Unlocking the Type 2 diabetes market Investors still price the stock as a Type 1 diabetes story, severely underestimating its runway with Type 2 diabetes patients.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of underestimate
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  • Cepeda, too, sowed doubt about the results, saying that votes were miscounted and that there were discrepancies.
    — Raquel Coronell Uribe, NBC news, 1 June 2026
  • The Tools Have Actually Arrived Early AI models famously miscounted letters in words.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Definition of miscount
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  • For two months in a row, prediction market traders and economists have overestimated payroll numbers.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Many firms also overestimate their hardware utilization, often running at single-digit percentages.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of overestimate
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  • Deutsche Bank upgrades SiriusXM to buy from hold Deutsche said shares are undervalued.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • For decades, America’s dietitians have struggled against low salaries, the product of a system in which preventive care, including nutrition, is undervalued.
    — Lauren Chan, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of undervalue
Verb
  • To pretend otherwise, to act as if survival in these conditions is simply beyond this group, underrates them but is fundamentally far too kind to them.
    — Ben Jones, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Garrett Wilson is underrated and has consistently been a 1,000-yard receiver when healthy.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of underrate
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“Misreckon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misreckon. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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