UNDERESTIMATED Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

underestimated

verb

past tense of underestimate

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 Without a constant flow of information, students could have easily underestimated the importance of voting in an off-year election. — Emily Ebersman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Anyone can be underestimated for a long time based on many factors. — Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026 But on May 1, 1960, just four years after the U-2’s debut, the Soviet miliary shot down one of the planes, flown by Francis Gary Powers, proving that the US underestimated Soviet capabilities. — Emma Balleste, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 And the data also means Black women's unemployment is likely severely underestimated, as some women stop looking for work. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026 Some argue that people chronically underestimate the scale of inequality – in the 2014 study, Americans underestimated the actual pay ratio at the time as being only 30-to-1. — Jen Cole Wright, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026 The architects seriously underestimated the necessary square footage for a comfortable shower stall, but for anyone hunting for an intimate, upscale hotel, the search stops here. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026 Columbus, like many before him, underestimated the size of the Earth. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 July 2026 Her lawyers argue that the judge wrongly assessed the effect of the posts, underestimated the seriousness of the meanings conveyed and erred in accepting Wilson’s substantial-truth defense. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 July 2026

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The study assumed the investor was a buy-and-hold investor, which minimized sales and thereby reduced taxes on capital gains.

— Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
At a time when antisemitism is too often minimized, rationalized or repackaged in more socially acceptable language, this kind of moral clarity matters.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026

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Okta is currently undervalued by the market, but the digital gatekeeper should see its shares continue to rally thanks to rising demand for identity and access management services, according to Wells Fargo.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
In his view, the best Hiroshige prints remain undervalued when compared with Hokusai.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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