understate

Meaning

1. (transitive) To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
2. (transitive) To state (something) with a lack of emphasis, in order to express irony.
3. To state a quantity that is too low.

Synonyms

belittle

minimize

downplay

underestimate

minimise

diminish

play down

lessen

subtle

throwaway

classical

decrease

low-key

depreciate

depredate

derogate

detract

devalue

dismiss

disparage

herald

impart

inform

knock

misjudge

notify

pick at

pooh-pooh

reduce

report

say

🗣️

speak

🗣️

tell

trivialise

undercut

underrate

undervalue

derogate from

detract from

abate

talk down

abridge

announce

background

communicate

convey

debase

declare

deescalate

deflate

Translations

υποτιμώ

untertreiben

attenuare

abschwächen

minimiser

μειώνω

قلل من شأن

قلص

قلّل

erzählen

sagen

🗣️

قلل

صرح بأضعف ما يقتضيه الواق

υποβαθμίζω

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Etymology

From under- + state.