Synonyms for misprize
- verb
Most common
All synonyms
Verb
hold cheap, slight, underestimate, undervalue, underrate, disparage, vilipend formal dated
Definitions
- v. 1
To despise or hold in contempt; to undervalue.
Related words
- Other spellings
- mesprise UK misprise
Forms
- Past participle
- misprized
e.g. misprized → slighted, underestimated, undervalued, underrated…
Example sentences
- underestimate Don't underestimate the power of your imagination.
- undervalue Does Algeria need to undervalue its exchange rate?
- underrate People often underrate the importance of sleep.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| misprize | steady | |
| underestimate | rising | |
| undervalue | rising | |
| underrate | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- slight1
- 8 letters
- vilipend
- 9 letters
- disparage3, underrate3
- 10 letters
- undervalue4
- 13 letters
- underestimate5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (disparage3 = 3 syllables).