understate in English dictionary

  • understate

    Meanings and definitions of "understate"

    • 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.
    • verb
      To state something with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
    • verb
      To state something with a lack of emphasis, in order to express irony.
    • verb
      To state a quantity that is too low.
    • to state something with less completeness than needed
    • verb
      represent as less significant or important

    Synonyms of "understate" in English dictionary

    minimise, minimize, downplay are the top synonyms of "understate" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "understate" in English dictionary

    overstate is the antonym of "understate" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of understate

    • understate ( third-person singular simple present understates, present participle understating, simple past and past participle understated) (transitive and intransitive)
    • understate (third-person singular simple present understates, present participle understating, simple past and past participle understated)
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