UNDERSTATEMENT Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

understatement

noun

Definition of understatement

as in meiosis

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as in restraint

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Recent Examples of understatement To say we've been impressed with Muse would be an understatement. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 Somber would be an understatement for the postgame mood around the other starting quarterback. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 To say Teagan has her work cut out for her is an understatement. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 The result is a one-of-a-kind pattern, infused with Cucinelli’s signature mix of understatement and richness. — Jon Roth, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for understatement

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Noun

Chromosome pairs are also essential for meiosis, the specialized type of cell division that produces sperm and eggs.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 July 2026
The media business always goes through some splitting of cells — meiosis and mitosis — but every industry leader concedes that consolidation is especially needed today.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 30 June 2026

Definition of meiosis

Noun

The Houthis appear to have mistaken Saudi restraint for an inability to act.

— Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Hamas, which has been decimated but not yet unseated, has so far shown relative restraint and a willingness to absorb regular hits, including a series of assassinations of its members and regular airstrikes by Israel.

— KHALED ELGINDY, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of restraint

Noun

That growth has been accompanied by disparagement from some sports fans, who gripe about the company’s scale and the quality of its products.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Iamaleava could have allowed the disparagement to compound, but the starting signal-caller is using it as fuel for a 2026 season where many have the Bruins painted as a potential dark horse.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of disparagement

Noun

Among various scientific projects, his NCBRS Worldwide Foundation is partnering with the University of Dusseldorf to map the variance in the severity of symptoms seen across NCBRS patients.

— Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
However, baseline motor and cognitive measures were similar among participants in the new study, and the associations were still apparent after researchers adjusted for disease severity.

— Jennifer Fields, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of severity

Noun

With a silhouette that hugs your thighs before lightly flaring at the ankles, this pants fit offers warmth, modesty, and elegance.

— Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2026
In some rooms, the tubs are in the midst of the living area, which cuts into modesty a bit.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of modesty

Noun

Hinton, known as the godfather of AI, is portrayed as a saintly figure who espouses a model of growth based on truth, patience, and moderation, much to the frustration of his pupil.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Google initially declined to approve the app for its Play Store over concerns about its content moderation practices.

— byDebbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of moderation

Noun

Such a complicated form belies the simplicity of much of the language in it.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
This season’s star was the Asa Tote, a large flat architectural shape with asymmetric shoulder straps that shined in its simplicity thanks to the contrasting textures, like in the charming canvas and leather version.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of simplicity

Noun

The sheer fact of filming fills a frame, even one composed with quasi-documentary plainness, with a plethora of details of narrative, expressive, aesthetic, intellectual, and historical import.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
To understand why men might have adopted a clothing system that prioritized plainness and conformity over color and change, this book investigates the gradual crystallization of this civic uniform of masculinity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

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