underestimation

noun

as in estimate

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Recent Examples of underestimation Leaders who have not directly experienced the capability shift are likely to underestimate it, and the organization will inherit that underestimation in its plans. — Andrew Sorohan, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Correcting the widespread underestimation of how much scientists and ordinary people actually want action may be one of the highest-leverage things a communicator can do. — Anandita Sabherwal, Time, 3 Aug. 2026 About 2,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with West Nile virus in a typical year, which the CDC said is an underestimation because only one in five individuals that get West Nile develop symptoms. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026 That’s probably an underestimation. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 24 June 2026 The first is the underestimation of local content – not just as an engagement driver, but as a transaction engine. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 June 2026 For Smith-Njigba, underestimation precedes dominance. — Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026 The company has become established within the fintech community, with a trajectory defined not by underestimation, but by vision and execution. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025 There are a couple of reasons to think that this is an underestimation of the impact, as well. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underestimation
  1. estimate
  2. evaluation
  3. estimation
  4. assessment
  5. appraisal
  6. survey
  7. reckoning
  8. valuation
Noun
  • The typical cost of a flood insurance policy is $1,100 per year, up roughly 90% in the last five years, the AP's estimates show.
    — MICHAEL PHILLIS, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The Stanford authors say their findings are descriptive patterns, not causal estimates, and the gaps shrink when education is accounted for.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of estimate
Noun
  • And in the full sentence that is a school, curricular interruptions are security threats to the accreditation evaluation that protects the bottom line.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 36, of Florida was deemed mentally competent by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Maria Cavalluzzi, meaning the criminal case can proceed after a competency evaluation delayed it for more than four months.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of evaluation
Noun
  • Pose estimation has been studied for health and rehabilitation applications, including measuring a person’s gait, monitoring rehabilitation exercises and assessing movement patterns associated with the risk of falling.
    — Bo Wang, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
  • This one was shaped by Week 1 results, which seemed to verify that the rebuilding Dolphins are bad, while greatly elevating estimation of the Niners.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of estimation
Noun
  • Organizations must translate governance into ownership, controls, risk assessments, testing, monitoring, incident response and measurable accountability.
    — Muhammad Affan Habib, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In some cases, HOAs even have the legal authority to foreclose on homes if a homeowner fails to pay HOA fees or assessments.
    — Stephanie A. Dhuman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of assessment
Noun
  • The appraisal well will collect downhole temperature measurements, logging information, core samples and continuous drilling data.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The shop also provides research and appraisals of instruments.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of appraisal
Noun
  • Diesel prices could remain elevated for a year, according to a new survey of oil and gas executives.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The household survey, which is used to calculate the jobless level, was considerably better than the establishment survey, which is used to derive the payrolls count.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of survey
Noun
  • The French church, like that in many countries, has faced a reckoning over its legacy of abuse.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond the physical symptoms, Reuben says menopause prompted an unexpected reckoning.
    — Partner Content, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of reckoning
Noun
  • In modern baseball, parity is a public position; valuation is a fiduciary commitment.
    — Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The Street tends to reward more durable revenue streams with higher valuation multiples.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of valuation

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“Underestimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underestimation. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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