underestimate
verb (used with object)
to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
underestimates
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pluralof underestimate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof underestimate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Although this condition is linked to a wide variety of negative health effects, the public chronically underestimates its seriousness.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
That there are really only two options for communication vastly underestimates dogs’ communicative potential.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026
But the hope that games might one day absorb humanity’s deepest conflicts underestimates how much those conflicts depend on stakes that games, by design, cannot replicate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
In younger adults, focusing on short-term risk often underestimates the probability that they can get sick later in life.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
Sorry is the fool who ever underestimates my mother.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
