Underestimate
verb
Thinking someone or something is less powerful or less important than they really are.
Never underestimate your opponent in a game.
Often appears as...
- never underestimate
- don't underestimate
verb
Calculating or guessing that a number or amount is smaller than it really is.
The government underestimated the cost of the project.
Often appears as...
- grossly underestimate
- seriously underestimate
noun
An estimate that is lower than the real value or number.
Their initial budget was a gross underestimate.
Often appears as...
- gross underestimate
- serious underestimate
verb
Thinking someone or something is less powerful or less important than they really are.
Never underestimate your opponent in a game.
Often appears as...
- never underestimate
- don't underestimate
verb
Calculating or guessing that a number or amount is smaller than it really is.
The government underestimated the cost of the project.
Often appears as...
- grossly underestimate
- seriously underestimate
noun
An estimate that is lower than the real value or number.
Their initial budget was a gross underestimate.
Often appears as...
- gross underestimate
- serious underestimate
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Real Potential
Realize that underestimating often overlooks the true capabilities of people or things.
He underestimated her intelligence and was surprised when she won the debate.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Using 'underestimate' can imply a lack of respect or recognition.
Saying he underestimated his teammate could hurt their feelings.
Pro Tip 3/3Consequence Awareness
Acknowledge that underestimation can lead to poor judgment and unexpected outcomes.
Coaches who underestimate opposing teams may end up losing.
Pro Tip 1/3Real Potential
Realize that underestimating often overlooks the true capabilities of people or things.
He underestimated her intelligence and was surprised when she won the debate.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Using 'underestimate' can imply a lack of respect or recognition.
Saying he underestimated his teammate could hurt their feelings.
Pro Tip 3/3Consequence Awareness
Acknowledge that underestimation can lead to poor judgment and unexpected outcomes.
Coaches who underestimate opposing teams may end up losing.
Pro Tip 1/3Real Potential
Realize that underestimating often overlooks the true capabilities of people or things.
He underestimated her intelligence and was surprised when she won the debate.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Using 'underestimate' can imply a lack of respect or recognition.
Saying he underestimated his teammate could hurt their feelings.
Pro Tip 3/3Consequence Awareness
Acknowledge that underestimation can lead to poor judgment and unexpected outcomes.
Coaches who underestimate opposing teams may end up losing.
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His Epic Message Will...
corporations keep us unaware and disconnected but they have underestimated our strength contrary to popular belief millions are waking up out of their sleep saying our home being taken right up under our feet we cannot allow a history to be written by the wicked greedy and loony it is our duty to protect Mother Nature from those who
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A robot that runs and...
you need the full control loops and reflexes and everything. But what's important here is that just for small perturbation, the mechanics are right. And I think this is a very important message from biomechanics and robotics to neuroscience, saying don't underestimate to what extent the body already helps locomotion.
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Rethink how you think...
addictions and overestimate their ability to quit or underestimate the potential harmful effects that these addictions might have on them even when they're aware of them they think it will happen to other people not to themselves and finally overconfidence also fosters
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How much will you change...
While older people changed less than younger people on the whole, they underestimated their capacity for change just as much. Wherever we are in life, the end of history illusion we tend to think that the bulk of our personal change is behind us.
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The Water Crisis PIPE...
there's any rips or tears or anything bring them back in and we'll patch them up and get them all fixed for you so you extend the life of them zach that's great yeah reduce on the waste exactly awesome cool you know we shouldn't underestimate as
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How to build your...
It may sound simple, but confidence is something that we underestimate the importance of. We treat it like a nice-to-have instead of a must-have. We place value on knowledge and resources above what we deem to be the soft skill of confidence.
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The best stats you've...
don't look in the data we underestimate the tremendous change in Asia which was in social change before we saw the economical change so let's move over to another way here in which we could display the distribution in the world of
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Hans Rosling: Debunking...
we underestimate the tremendous change in Asia, which was in social change before we saw the economic change. So let's move over to another way here in which we could display the distribution in the world of income.
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The Rise of the Cali...
JIM So, they were to be respected. Yes, they were dopers and traffickers, but you cannot underestimate them. You underestimate people of that caliber, you're doomed.
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Best Cheetah Moments PIPE...
by now they should have been fast enough to dodge the sudden sweeps of the rhinos horn but it's easy to underestimate just how fast these huge animals can be
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His Epic Message Will...
corporations keep us unaware and disconnected but they have underestimated our strength contrary to popular belief millions are waking up out of their sleep saying our home being taken right up under our feet we cannot allow a history to be written by the wicked greedy and loony it is our duty to protect Mother Nature from those who
Video examples
A robot that runs and...
you need the full control loops and reflexes and everything. But what's important here is that just for small perturbation, the mechanics are right. And I think this is a very important message from biomechanics and robotics to neuroscience, saying don't underestimate to what extent the body already helps locomotion.
Video examples
Rethink how you think...
addictions and overestimate their ability to quit or underestimate the potential harmful effects that these addictions might have on them even when they're aware of them they think it will happen to other people not to themselves and finally overconfidence also fosters
Video examples
How much will you change...
While older people changed less than younger people on the whole, they underestimated their capacity for change just as much. Wherever we are in life, the end of history illusion we tend to think that the bulk of our personal change is behind us.
Video examples
The Water Crisis PIPE...
there's any rips or tears or anything bring them back in and we'll patch them up and get them all fixed for you so you extend the life of them zach that's great yeah reduce on the waste exactly awesome cool you know we shouldn't underestimate as
Video examples
How to build your...
It may sound simple, but confidence is something that we underestimate the importance of. We treat it like a nice-to-have instead of a must-have. We place value on knowledge and resources above what we deem to be the soft skill of confidence.
Video examples
The best stats you've...
don't look in the data we underestimate the tremendous change in Asia which was in social change before we saw the economical change so let's move over to another way here in which we could display the distribution in the world of
Video examples
Hans Rosling: Debunking...
we underestimate the tremendous change in Asia, which was in social change before we saw the economic change. So let's move over to another way here in which we could display the distribution in the world of income.
Video examples
The Rise of the Cali...
JIM So, they were to be respected. Yes, they were dopers and traffickers, but you cannot underestimate them. You underestimate people of that caliber, you're doomed.
Video examples
Best Cheetah Moments PIPE...
by now they should have been fast enough to dodge the sudden sweeps of the rhinos horn but it's easy to underestimate just how fast these huge animals can be
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Quote examples
H. L. Mencken
American Writer
No one in this world, so far as I know - and I have searched the records for years, and employed agents to help me - has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people.
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Leo Buscaglia
American Author
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
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Wilma Rudolph
American Athlete
Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.
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Jurnee Smollett-Bell
American Actress
That's something I've struggled with my entire life - people underestimating me.
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Abby Johnson
American Activist
Never underestimate the power of anyone's story... anyone's life.
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Natalie Goldberg
American Author
Never underestimate people. They do desire the cut of truth.
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Randy Pausch
American Educator
Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun.
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Sid Waddell
British Entertainer
Golden rule of life: never underestimate your rivals.
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Abby Huntsman
American Celebrity
We've all been underestimated at times. That's life.
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Ryan Babel
Dutch Athlete
To be underestimated is my biggest motivation.
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H. L. Mencken
American Writer
No one in this world, so far as I know - and I have searched the records for years, and employed agents to help me - has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people.
Quote examples
Leo Buscaglia
American Author
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Quote examples
Wilma Rudolph
American Athlete
Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.
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Jurnee Smollett-Bell
American Actress
That's something I've struggled with my entire life - people underestimating me.
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Abby Johnson
American Activist
Never underestimate the power of anyone's story... anyone's life.
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Natalie Goldberg
American Author
Never underestimate people. They do desire the cut of truth.
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Randy Pausch
American Educator
Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun.
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Sid Waddell
British Entertainer
Golden rule of life: never underestimate your rivals.
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Abby Huntsman
American Celebrity
We've all been underestimated at times. That's life.
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Ryan Babel
Dutch Athlete
To be underestimated is my biggest motivation.
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