Synonyms for underrate
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Verb
1. Underestimate
underestimate, undervalue, understate, belittle, disparage, depreciate, sell short, misprize, mesprise UK, underreckon
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Definitions
- v. 1
To underestimate; to make too low a rate or estimate.
Forms
- Past participle
- underrated
e.g. underrated → underestimated, undervalued, understated, belittled…
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A witness or a statement is discredited; the currency is depreciated; a good name is dishonored by unworthy conduct; we underestimate in our own minds; we may underrate or undervalue in statement to others.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- underestimate Don't underestimate the power of your imagination.
- belittle Why do you have to belittle people all the time?
- undervalue Does Algeria need to undervalue its exchange rate?
- understate Brits tend to understate things.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| underrate | falling | |
| underestimate | rising | |
| belittle | steady | |
| undervalue | rising | |
| understate | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- belittle3, misprize, mesprise
- 9 letters
- disparage3
- 10 letters
- depreciate4, undervalue4, understate3, underprize
- 11 letters
- underreckon
- 13 letters
- underestimate5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (belittle3 = 3 syllables).