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Understate
verb
Word Frequency:
0.3
Definitions
1.
verb
To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
2.
verb
To state (something) with a lack of emphasis, in order to express irony.
3.
verb
To state a quantity that is too low.
Synonyms
trivialize
minimize
undervalue
underrate
underestimate
downplay
belittle
lower
overestimate
overstate
overlook
minimise
Antonyms
exaggerate
overstate
Rhymes With
elucidate
articulate
desolate
facilitate
profligate
explicate
deliberate
delineate
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