What is another word for underestimating?

Pronunciation: [ˌʌndəɹˈɛstɪmˌe͡ɪtɪŋ] (IPA)

Underestimating is often used to describe situations where someone fails to perceive the true value or potential of something. However, there are several synonyms that can be used to convey a similar meaning. One such word is "undervaluing," which suggests a failure to appreciate the worth or significance of something. Another synonym is "disparaging," which implies a negative or dismissive attitude towards a particular idea or individual. "Under-rating" is another word that can be used in place of underestimating, and it indicates a failure to recognize the true value or potential of something. Other synonymous expressions for underestimating include "under-appreciating" and "under-acknowledging".

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Usage examples for Underestimating

She is underestimating the force that can do her the most harm.
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Norman Coombs
Jack did not make the mistake of underestimating his job.
"Brand Blotters"
William MacLeod Raine
We shall similarly see Napoleon underestimating the Prussian force in front of him, and underestimating even that tardy information which had reached Wellington in time for him to send troops up the Brussels road, and to check the French advance along it.
"Waterloo"
Hilaire Belloc

Famous quotes with Underestimating

  • I'm used to people not paying me a whole lot of attention and underestimating me and, frankly, for me a big challenge is to have people believe that I can be the president of the United States.
    Carol Moseley Braun
  • I also argued before the war that the administration was underestimating Arab nationalism and Iraqi nationalism, that it was not going to be as easy to rule Iraq as they thought.
    Juan Cole
  • No one in this world has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby.
    H. L. Mencken
  • Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.
    H. L. Mencken
  • It would be especially tragic if the people who most cherish ideals of peace, who are most anxious for political cooperation on a wider than national scale, made the mistake of underestimating the pace of economic change in our modern world.
    Lester B. Pearson

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