UNDERSELL Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

undersell

verb

Definition of undersell

as in to monopolize

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But the retaliation prompted Compass to file an antitrust suit, claiming that Zillow was the one trying to monopolize listings.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
Dishwasher racks are valuable real estate that shouldn’t be monopolized by your cat and his Fancy Feast.

— John Hodgman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of monopolize

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Meanwhile, a federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Justice Department's push to force Google to sell its ad exchange, another victory for the company against the government's antitrust efforts.

— MacKenzie Sigalos,Drew Troast, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
This Paige Shoulder Bag is selling like hot cakes, so much so that the baby blue style is already sold out.

— Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of sell

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This plot and the film’s glossy aping of grindhouse aesthetics suggest the movie will be gnarly and boldly engrossing.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
In one inexhaustible untitled image from 1980, the couple sits in elegant dress at a candlelit table engrossed in each other’s company, while the young, shirtless son adjusts the channel on a television perched on the near side of the same table.

— Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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Trump had just flown back from a NATO summit in Ankara; he’d been smuggled out of Turkey via a catering truck and a decoy plane after Iranian threats on his life.

— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
In 2025, Ukraine smuggled over 100 drones into Russia inside cargo trucks to conduct strikes that damaged or destroyed roughly one-third of Russia’s active bomber fleet and caused approximately $7 billion in damages.

— Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026

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Some later speculated that Sullivan and Lizzie Borden were in a romantic relationship that was discovered by Abby Borden.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
The end of the window certainly painted a picture of a club actively looking to make sales, and has prompted many both in the game and in investment circles to speculate about a potential exit for TFG.

— Matt Slater, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of speculate

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Francis has been the victim of another myth, peddled by Edward Daugherty—Martin’s father.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Named after Blythe Street — a short thoroughfare flanked by overcrowded apartments — the crew had robbed, stole, peddled drugs and shot up rivals since the 1980s, seemingly untroubled by the city of Los Angeles’ attempts to defeat it.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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