underestimate
verb (used with object)
to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
are underestimating
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present progressiveof underestimate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Fashion giants on both sides of the Atlantic are underestimating the Chinese shopper at their own peril.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Investors are underestimating the inflationary threat to both stock and bond markets, and yields must rise to compensate for that risk, say strategists at the hedge fund Zweig-DiMenna.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
Investors are underestimating both Abel and Berkshire, though, as the stock endures its worst year relative to the market since the tech bubble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
We are underestimating by a factor of two the kindness and benevolence of other people, and that's universal.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2025
We are underestimating the number when we state that, outside the universities, there were two hundred colleges or collegiate churches in this country.
From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Albert William Parry
