misreckoned

verb

past tense of misreckon
as in underestimated

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  1. underestimated
  2. undervalued
  3. underrated
  4. overestimated
  5. misunderstood
Verb
  • Indeed, Morgenthau had less tolerance for those who failed to reconcile power with morality than for those who underestimated power’s importance.
    — David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2026
  • But the cult status of the film online, which has only grown since its 4DX foray, indicates there might be an audience demand that theaters — and filmmakers — have underestimated.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of underestimated
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  • Our work is not only undervalued within the Council; pay for legislative staff is also lagging behind the city agencies that we are tasked with overseeing.
    — Natalie Meltzer, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Mapmakers may have undervalued Soto’s incumbency and history of outperforming other Democrats.
    — Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of undervalued
Verb
  • Although my favorite is the classic cookie dough, Tuffy’s Toffee is underrated.
    — Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Amazon’s jewelry selection is hugely underrated, in my humble opinion, and this $10 layered necklace is a pretty good example of why.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of underrated
Verb
  • The model could have overestimated the amount of unstable ISM if cold and warm sections were too close together for the model to tell them apart, McKee said.
    — Perri Thaler, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The 1922 Colorado River Compact — the agreement that determines how much of the river’s water to allocate to seven states — simultaneously overestimated the long-term supply of water and underestimated the demand.
    — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of overestimated
Verb
  • Reward prediction error reflects a discrepancy in the outcome or goal and, in the NVA system, can indicate that the AI has misunderstood what the person ultimately wanted.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Mangione's attorneys then fired back Monday in a response to the DA's office's letter, saying prosecutors had misunderstood their position.
    — Greg Wehner , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of misunderstood
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“Misreckoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misreckoned. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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