As verbs the difference between understate and underestimate
is that understate is to state something with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay while underestimate is to perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has.
As a noun underestimate is
an estimate or perception that is too low.
understate
English
Verb
(understat)
To state something with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
To state something with a lack of emphasis, in order to express irony.
To state a quantity that is too low.
Antonyms
* overstate
Related terms
* understatement
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
