as in minimized
to place too low a value on
we had underestimated her ability to raise the start-up money for her own design firm
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Recent Examples of underestimated
Previous predictions had underestimated present population, net migration, and birthrate decline.
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semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Storage is another variable that shouldn't be underestimated.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
This badly underestimated what was to come.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
In the women’s game, Finland boasts more medals across the Olympics, European championships and world championships but Sweden is not to be underestimated.
—Hannah Ryan, CNN Money, 14 Feb. 2026
Thomas, for all his proprietary yammering about his young wards, turns out to have fatally underestimated them.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Seattle’s assimilation of so many players that had previously been underestimated or counted out or pigeonholed, though — starting with former Jets first-round quarterback Sam Darnold — into such a dominant whole is rare.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
His success suggests that mass audiences are capable of engaging with complexity, even when institutions have historically underestimated them.
—Dr. Carlos A Torre, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Race organizers always knew that underestimated the total.
—Mark Woods, Florida Times-Union, 6 Feb. 2026
semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Storage is another variable that shouldn't be underestimated.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
This badly underestimated what was to come.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
In the women’s game, Finland boasts more medals across the Olympics, European championships and world championships but Sweden is not to be underestimated.
—Hannah Ryan, CNN Money, 14 Feb. 2026
Thomas, for all his proprietary yammering about his young wards, turns out to have fatally underestimated them.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Seattle’s assimilation of so many players that had previously been underestimated or counted out or pigeonholed, though — starting with former Jets first-round quarterback Sam Darnold — into such a dominant whole is rare.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
His success suggests that mass audiences are capable of engaging with complexity, even when institutions have historically underestimated them.
—Dr. Carlos A Torre, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Race organizers always knew that underestimated the total.
—Mark Woods, Florida Times-Union, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underestimated
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The strain of data centers on public infrastruction-power and water-is being minimized as they are built in Texas.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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The report warned that neglect is often minimized within the child welfare system, where it can be conflated with poverty and social workers may be reluctant to penalize poor or minority parents who are juggling multiple jobs.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Yet California has consistently undervalued this essential health care.—
Brian Park,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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The 6-foot-4, 305-pound Schrauth allowed just two pressures in 436 snaps last season at left guard for the Fighting Irish, according to Pro Football Focus, and could be undervalued in the draft after a midseason MCL sprain ended his year.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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Buck is not alone in having underrated him; he has been largely overlooked by the Tate Modern, London’s most significant museum of contemporary art, which owns only five of his photographs.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Patriots defense has been criminally underrated all season and Chaisson has been very effective in his role, but isn’t getting talked about enough.—
Boston Herald staff,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Underestimated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underestimated. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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