Antonyms for overestimate

Grammar : Verb

Spell : verb oh-ver-es-tuh-meyt; noun oh-ver-es-tuh-mit

Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌoʊ vərˈɛs təˌmeɪt; noun ˈoʊ vərˈɛs tə mɪt

Definition of overestimate

As in inflate : verb blow up, increase
As in magnify : verb exaggerate, blow out of proportion
As in miscalculate : verb make a mistake
As in misjudge : verb get the wrong idea
As in mistake : verb mix up, misunderstand
As in overdo : verb go to extremes; carry too far
As in overrate : verb assign too much value, importance
As in overstate : verb exaggerate
As in misestimate : verb miscalculate
As in misreckon : verb miscalculate
As in embroider : verb exaggerate information
As in exaggerate : verb overstate, embellish

Example sentences :

Be it considered, also, that men often overestimate their capacity for evil.
Extract from : « Fancy's Show-Box (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

It would be difficult, however, to overestimate its indirect consequences.
Extract from : « Leading Articles on Various Subjects » by Hugh Miller

The French did not overestimate the magnitude of the victory they had won.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) » by Various

It is impossible to overestimate the durability of homespun materials.
Extract from : « Home Life in Colonial Days » by Alice Morse Earle

It would be difficult to overestimate the effect of these Letters abroad.
Extract from : « Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 » by Various

Mr. Boyle, like most short men, was apt to overestimate the qualities of size.
Extract from : « Trent's Trust and Other Stories » by Bret Harte

And Berrington had made a discovery, the importance of which it was impossible to overestimate.
Extract from : « The Slave of Silence » by Fred M. White

Though I am one of those who think it would be easy to overestimate the importance——'
Extract from : « The Convert » by Elizabeth Robins

It is not easy to overestimate the significance of this change.
Extract from : « France and the Republic » by William Henry Hurlbert

It is impossible to overestimate the significance of this spot.
Extract from : « The Old Coast Road » by Agnes Rothery

Synonyms for overestimate

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