underestimate
verb (used with object)
to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
underestimating
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present participleof underestimate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Officials have acknowledged underestimating the scale of the demonstrations and deploying police forces that were too static to contain the unrest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Fashion giants on both sides of the Atlantic are underestimating the Chinese shopper at their own peril.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
We’re underestimating the often-invisible work of people who enable higher-ranking leaders to delegate and get the most out of front-line employees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
A major reason for von Ahlen’s call is that he thinks the market is underestimating the relative weakness of the U.K. economy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
He was always getting himself into trouble—as, for instance, by unhorsing the Orkneys at Westminster—through underestimating the wickedness of the world.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
