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Overestimated vs Underestimated - What's the difference?

overestimated | underestimated |

As verbs the difference between overestimated and underestimated

is that overestimated is (overestimate) while underestimated is (underestimate).

overestimated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (overestimate)

    • overestimate

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • to judge too highly
    • Experts overestimate the level of harm of cigarettes.

    Antonyms

    * (to judge too highly) underestimate

    underestimated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (underestimate)

    • underestimate

    English

    Verb

    (underestimat)
  • To perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has.

    • Synonyms

    * misunderestimate * misjudge

    Antonyms

    * (to perceive as having lower value) overestimate

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An estimate or perception that is too low.

    • Synonyms

    * underestimation

    See also

    * (wikipedia underestimate)