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
The actor had been underestimated by many of us, perhaps because Sinners has so much else going on.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Designers underestimated how much water the system would use, Cordle said.
—Steve Walsh, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
And that seems to really have been underestimated by the United States.
—CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
But the regime’s tenacity cannot be underestimated.
—Dennis Ross, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Trump underestimated Iran’s missile stockpile.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
The replica sweaters sold out quickly following the tournament because Nike, which handles the manufacturing of hockey merchandise for Team USA, apparently underestimated the demand that would be fueled by the Americans’ upset of Canada in the gold medal game.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Previously, when a circular orbit had been considered for the progenitor objects beyond this merger, researchers had underestimated the mass of the black hole as being around 9 times the mass of the sun, and the neutron star having a mass of around 2 solar masses.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Although discrepancies are smaller in data-rich regions such as Western Europe and the eastern United States, where robust local monitoring has kept projections more closely calibrated, the study identifies the West Coast of North America as a region where sea levels have also been underestimated.
—Marcos Magaña, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Designers underestimated how much water the system would use, Cordle said.
—Steve Walsh, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
And that seems to really have been underestimated by the United States.
—CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
But the regime’s tenacity cannot be underestimated.
—Dennis Ross, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Trump underestimated Iran’s missile stockpile.
—Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
The replica sweaters sold out quickly following the tournament because Nike, which handles the manufacturing of hockey merchandise for Team USA, apparently underestimated the demand that would be fueled by the Americans’ upset of Canada in the gold medal game.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Previously, when a circular orbit had been considered for the progenitor objects beyond this merger, researchers had underestimated the mass of the black hole as being around 9 times the mass of the sun, and the neutron star having a mass of around 2 solar masses.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Although discrepancies are smaller in data-rich regions such as Western Europe and the eastern United States, where robust local monitoring has kept projections more closely calibrated, the study identifies the West Coast of North America as a region where sea levels have also been underestimated.
—Marcos Magaña, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underestimated
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How can the footprint of the building and a three-level parking structure to house about 300 cars be minimized?—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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In cold-atom environments, where disturbances are minimized, even minute frequency shifts could become detectable.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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What followed was a decade of genuinely dynamic performances, many of which the Academy criminally undervalued.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2026
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In the tools and medtech space, HSBC says Thermo Fisher and Lonza are undervalued plays that may see a resurgence in the second half of this year as biotech funding stabilizes.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2026
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But Croatia has plenty of strong, if underrated, attacking options alongside Pasalic, including Osasuna forward Ante Budimir.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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For the first time in Riley’s tenure, USC may be underrated going into the season.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Underestimated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underestimated. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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