misreckon

verb

Definition of misreckonnext
as in to underestimate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misreckon
  1. underestimate
  2. miscount
  3. overestimate
  4. undervalue
  5. underrate
Verb
  • Two years before this, Purdue warned the U.S. not to underestimate China's determination to win the space war.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Even those alarming figures underestimate the true danger.
    Sharon Lerner and Al Shaw, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of underestimate
Verb
  • However, paying through a QR code minimizes the risk of payment errors and prevents miscounting cash or theft.
    Nitin Gupta, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
  • An exhausted grad student may miscount the number of times two mice bump noses.
    Celia Ford, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Definition of miscount
Verb
  • Americans have grown increasingly skeptical of survey research in recent years, in no small part due to flawed models that repeatedly overestimated the strength of Democratic candidates in the last two national elections.
    WIRED, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
  • This, along with using obvious scam examples in training materials, may lead to people overestimating their ability to spot scams and misinformation.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of overestimate
Verb
  • Biden undervalued the number of people who gained significant wealth over the last four years, while Trump welcomed the investing class, Cramer said.
    Kristian Burt, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Employees from underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds also report higher rates of feeling undervalued at work, according to a study by Catalyst.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of undervalue
Verb
  • A couple things that list sparks in my mind.......man, is Carl Yastrzemski underrated.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The Wu-Tang Clan frontman believes Drake may have underrated K. Dot’s rapping ability coming into the battle.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of underrate
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