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Underestimate

To set to/ low a value on; to estimate below the truth.

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Approximate 76% connected

Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.

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Approximation 76% connected

The act of approximating; a drawing, advancing or being near; approach; also, the result of approximating.

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Estimate 76% connected

To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data, -- either the extrinsic (money), or intrinsic (moral), value; to fix the worth of…

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Estimation 76% connected

The act of estimating.

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Gauge 76% connected

To measure or determine with a gauge.

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Guess 76% connected

To form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means of knowledge; to judge of at random; to conjecture.

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Idea 76% connected

The transcript, image, or picture of a visible object, that is formed by the mind; also, a similar image of any object whatever, whether sensible or…

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Judge 76% connected

A public officer who is invested with authority to hear and determine litigated causes, and to administer justice between parties in courts held for…

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Misjudge 76% connected

To judge erroneously or unjustly; to err in judgment; to misconstrue.

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Value 76% connected

The property or aggregate properties of a thing by which it is rendered useful or desirable, or the degree of such property or sum of properties; wor…

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Derivationally related 4

Undervaluation 74% connected

The act of undervaluing; a rate or value not equal to the real worth.

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Undervaluation 74% connected

The act of undervaluing; a rate or value not equal to the real worth.

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Undervalue 74% connected

To value, rate, or estimate below the real worth; to depreciate.

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Undervalue 74% connected

To value, rate, or estimate below the real worth; to depreciate.

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Gauge 66% connected

To measure or determine with a gauge.

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Gauge 66% connected

To measure or determine with a gauge.

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Synonym 2

Underrate 92% connected

To rate too low; to rate below the value; to undervalue.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Undervalue 92% connected

To value, rate, or estimate below the real worth; to depreciate.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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