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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

underguess en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From under- + guess.

Meanings

  1. To make a guess that is too small; to underestimate.
    • Those diners were left to guess, or rather to underguess by an average 600 calories per meal. 2007 October 27, “Bringing Calories Out of Hiding”, in New York Times:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
underguessing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
underguesses Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
underguessed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
underguessed Tense=Past lexicographic

Antonyms

overreckon · overthink · overestimate · overstate · overapproximate · overthink · overhold · overapproximate · overrate

Synonyms

underguess · underreckon · underapproximate · sell short · understate · underjudge · misunderestimate · underrate · underapproximate · underestimate · underreckon