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underjudge en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From under- + judge.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To judge too little or below accepted standards.
    • Some men will underjudge the distance. 1908, Journals, volume 42, part 1, page 592:
    • "This ain't gonna be pretty. Tanjo's the best archer amongst us, but he's arrogant and liable to underjudge an opponent. Play possum if you can, make him think he doesn't have to try too hard to beat you." 2004, J. V. Jones, A Fortress of Grey Ice (Sword of Shadows; book two), page 268:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
underjudges Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
underjudging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
underjudged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
underjudged Tense=Past lexicographic

Antonyms

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

Synonyms

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