Antonyms for underrate


Grammar : Verb
Spell : uhn-der-reyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn dərˈreɪt


Definition of underrate

Origin :
  • also under-rate, 1640s, "to esteem at too little worth," from under + rate (v.). Related: Underrated; underrating.
  • verb underestimate
  • verb devalue
Example sentences :
  • He does not underrate the talents of milord Wellington as a commander.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
  • He would not have them underrate the importance of the Baptist's service.
  • Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage
  • Let us not underrate the value of a fact; it will one day flower in a truth.
  • Extract from : « My Studio Neighbors » by William Hamilton Gibson
  • Slaveholders ever underrate the intelligence with which they have to grapple.
  • Extract from : « My Bondage and My Freedom » by Frederick Douglass
  • Far be it from me to underrate the sufferings of the Irish people.
  • Extract from : « My Bondage and My Freedom » by Frederick Douglass
  • There was a disposition to underrate dangers that were not on the surface.
  • Extract from : « Lectures on the French Revolution » by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
  • Not that I wish to underrate the importance of clever and solid reviews.
  • Extract from : « More Letters of Charles Darwin » by Charles Darwin
  • Raleigh, who did nothing by halves, was not accustomed to underrate his own misfortunes.
  • Extract from : « Raleigh » by Edmund Gosse
  • In work of this kind a teacher should not underrate the value of reviews.
  • Extract from : « Orthography » by Elmer W. Cavins
  • You underrate Gurth, my brother, when you speak of him but as the vice earl of Harold.
  • Extract from : « Harold, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Synonyms for underrate

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