Underrepresent vs Overrepresent - What's the difference?
underrepresent | overrepresent | Antonyms |
To represent something as being lower or smaller than is true.
To give something insufficient or inadequate representation.
* 2011 , Veronica Szostalo, "Primary conflict", West End Word , volume 40, number 4, February 23 – March 8, page 1:
Underrepresent is an antonym of overrepresent.
As verbs the difference between underrepresent and overrepresent
is that underrepresent is to represent something as being lower or smaller than is true while overrepresent is to represent as being higher or greater than it is.underrepresent
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Alternative forms
* under-representVerb
(en verb)- Kessler said that he decided to run for alderman because he felt that Triplett underrepresented the ward.