underestimates
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Is underestimates a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual valueSynonyms: underestimate, underestimation, underrating, underreckoning
verb (English)
1. assign too low a value toExamples: "Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price"Synonyms: underestimate, undervalueAntonyms: overestimate, overvalue
2. make a deliberately low estimateExamples: "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed"Synonyms: lowball, underestimate
3. make too low an estimate ofExamples: "he underestimated the work that went into the renovation"; "Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river"Synonyms: underestimate, underrateAntonyms: overestimate
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