underprescribe

U1N1D2E1R1P3R1E1S1C3R1I1B3E1

verb

To prescribe (a drug) less frequently than appropriate (as operationally defined, for example, by absence of prescription despite an approved indication and without any documented rationale for the overriding medical opinion).

Opposite
overprescribe
Scrabble 21
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbunderprescribe (third-person singular simple present underprescribes, present participle underprescribing, simple past and past participle underprescribed)

present singular third person underprescribes · participle present underprescribing · participle past underprescribed · past underprescribed

  1. transitiveTo prescribe (a drug) less frequently than appropriate (as operationally defined, for example, by absence of prescription despite an approved indication and without any documented rationale for the overriding medical opinion).

    Antonyms: overprescribe

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo prescribe (a drug) less frequently than appropriate (as operationally defined, for example, by absence of prescription despite an approved indication and without any documented rationale for the overriding medical opinion).

Opposite
overprescribe

Origin

From under- + prescribe.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

underprescribe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underprescribe

MLA

“underprescribe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underprescribe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underprescribe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underprescribe.

Source: underprescribe on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.