Words and phrases that have a meaning related to understate: (131 results)
Antonyms:
amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate
Often used in the same context:
overstate, overestimate, underestimate, exaggerate, underplay, undervalue, quantify, downplay, miscalculate, inflate, overlook, overvalue, calculate, overrate, overemphasize, equate, misreport, misunderstand, overemphasise, diminish, acknowledge, underrate, oversimplify, ascribe, lowballed, impute, misjudge, oversell, misstate, skew, reflect, ignore, magnify, dilute, distort, extrapolate, misperceive, negate, falsify, misrepresent, overblow, exceed, underemphasize, confuse, belie, compare, overplay, conflate, mislead, undersell, fudging, shortchange, cite, misinterpret, undermine, conceal, misconceive, illustrate, outweigh, recalculate, gainsay, estimating, misallocate, undercharge, misdiagnose, deceiving, disclose, predicating, outstrip, trivialize, lessen, attributing, predict, recognize, belittle, fathom, itemize, assess, emphasize, daunt, overweigh, scoff, dwarfed, generalize, overshadow, characterize, overdramatize, misread, admit, underscore, confound, exclude, allude, fluctuate, contemplate, alter, portend, dampen, imply, count, misconstrue, devalue, anticipated, attributable, forecasted, projected, annual, annualized, pretax, aboveaverage, adjusted, aggregate, capita, forecast, net, overstated, salary, yearly, deductible, distributable
Appears in the definition of:
background, downplay, play down
More general:
inform
Synonyms:
Also try:minimize
— Nouns for understate: costs, income, expenses, liabilities, profits, law, rates, growth, revenues, laws, expenditures, more...
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