underjudge

present singular third person underjudges · participle present underjudging · participle past underjudged · past underjudged

1. transitiveTo judge too little or below accepted standards.

   Some men will underjudge the distance.

   1908, Journals, volume 42, part 1, page 592

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   "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

   Synonyms: underapproximate, underestimate, misunderestimate, sell short, underapproximate, underestimate, underguess, underrate · Antonyms: overjudge, overapproximate, overestimate, overhold, overrate, overreckon, overstate, overthink