underestimation

noun

Definition of underestimationnext
as in estimate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underestimation
  1. estimate
  2. evaluation
  3. estimation
  4. assessment
  5. appraisal
  6. survey
  7. reckoning
  8. valuation
Noun
  • Usually 15-20% higher than real-world estimates like the EPA.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Officials say more than 5,000 homes, businesses and other buildings have been destroyed, according to preliminary estimates.
    Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of estimate
Noun
  • The first quarter of the New Year like performance brings evaluations and bonuses and promotion decisions.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The series, which includes in-depth evaluations and insight from sources on nearly 500 prospects, runs from Jan. 8 to Feb. 7.
    Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of evaluation
Noun
  • And the focus on getting a cease-fire, a hostage agreement was what was, in our estimation, the quickest and most durable way to get an end.
    Lulu Garcia-Navarro, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Global All Stars was, by my estimation, a colossal failure.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of estimation
Noun
  • Without this context, the accuracy of risk assessments is undermined.
    Philip Caldwell, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Although today they are not required to demonstrate this in an in-depth way, and caps on entry are not based on any sort of labor market needs assessment.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of assessment
Noun
  • Yet, when the dresses arrived at the U.S. Custom House in New York in December 1890, federal officers, who suspected they were undervalued intentionally to avoid the tariff, seized them and sent them for appraisal.
    Einav Rabinovitch-Fox / Made by History, TIME, 7 Jan. 2025
  • These appraisals affect critical decisions, often leading to high-risk behavior.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of appraisal
Noun
  • Internal affairs officials told the station brass, who sent surveys to a few dozen deputies asking whether the image was the symbol of a deputy gang or subgroup — and the deputies all said no.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The team administered surveys to students, staff and parents about bullying and conflict management in preparation for the program and a pair of second- through fifth-grade assemblies.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of survey
Noun
  • The industry is facing a technological reckoning, as AI models grow more sophisticated and political landscapes shift in ways that could either protect creators or dismantle their livelihoods further.
    Virginie Berger, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Two days after the Syrian despot Bashar al-Assad fled his palace, Moises Saman and I arrived in Damascus to witness the beginning of a profound reckoning.
    Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of reckoning
Noun
  • Frankfurt had placed a valuation of €80million (£67.1m; $82m) on their forward while it is believed City were initially looking to pay in the region of €60m (£50.4m; $61.5m).
    David Ornstein, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
  • If ByteDance decides to sell, potential buyers may have to spend between $40 billion and $50 billion, according to a valuation estimate of TikTok’s U.S. operations from CFRA Research Senior Vice President Angelo Zino.
    Salvador Rodriguez, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of valuation
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