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
But Lohar has been misunderstood and underestimated all her life.
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Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
Even so, in a digital world increasingly impacted by algorithms and all manner of AI, the allure of performers and music fans communing — live and in real time — cannot be underestimated.
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George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2026
And tail events, as 2008, 2020, and the 2023 regional bank failures all demonstrated, are routinely underestimated by the very institutions being asked to assess their own risk.
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Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Recent polls predicted a Burnham victory, but far underestimated its extent.
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Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
This structure can have a direct impact on employee retention that is often underestimated.
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William Jones,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Brittany Snow is intimately familiar with the feeling of being underestimated.
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Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
However, Washington underestimated how much its influence depended on the wider relationship surrounding those transactions.
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Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
The optimism that Blanche would be a moderating force, though, seems to have underestimated the corrupting power of ambition.
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Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
Even so, in a digital world increasingly impacted by algorithms and all manner of AI, the allure of performers and music fans communing — live and in real time — cannot be underestimated.
—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2026
And tail events, as 2008, 2020, and the 2023 regional bank failures all demonstrated, are routinely underestimated by the very institutions being asked to assess their own risk.
—
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Recent polls predicted a Burnham victory, but far underestimated its extent.
—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
This structure can have a direct impact on employee retention that is often underestimated.
—
William Jones,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Brittany Snow is intimately familiar with the feeling of being underestimated.
—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
However, Washington underestimated how much its influence depended on the wider relationship surrounding those transactions.
—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
The optimism that Blanche would be a moderating force, though, seems to have underestimated the corrupting power of ambition.
—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underestimated
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These behaviors are often minimized as personality quirks or generational differences.
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Highlight details are more vivid and color bleeding is minimized.
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Goldman Sachs reinstates Estee Lauder as buy Goldman reinstated coverage of the stock and says it’s undervalued.
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Homes in Black neighborhoods nationwide are systematically undervalued compared with similar homes in white neighborhoods.
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American craft distilleries are seriously underrated, and some are producing whiskey as good as—or even exceeding—major legacy whiskeymakers.
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The Knicks might somehow be underrated here.
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“Underestimated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underestimated. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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