Synonyms of understating

understating

verb

present participle of understate

as in minimizing

to say that (something) is smaller, less important, etc., than it really is

He understated his taxable income.

She's trying to understate the issue/problem.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• minimizing
• dismissing
• underplaying
• downplaying
• belittling
• denigrating
• disparaging
• playing down
• soft-pedaling
• de-emphasizing
• derogating
• depreciating
• decrying
• deprecating
• talking down
• running down
• crying down
• trashing
• bad-mouthing
• trash-talking
• poor-mouthing
• putting down
• kissing off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• overstating
• exaggerating
• overdoing
• elaborating
• stretching
• overdrawing
• magnifying
• embellishing
• padding
• embroidering
• hedging
• fudging
• overemphasizing
• sensationalizing
• overplaying
• melodramatizing