underreckon

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verb

To reckon below what is right or proper; to underrate.

Similar
underapproximateunderstatemisunderestimatesell shortunderestimateunderguessunderjudgeunderrate
Opposite
overreckonoverapproximateoverestimateoverholdoverrate
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Meanings

verbunderreckon (third-person singular simple present underreckons, present participle underreckoning, simple past and past participle underreckoned)

present singular third person underreckons · participle present underreckoning · participle past underreckoned · past underreckoned

  1. transitiveTo reckon below what is right or proper; to underrate.

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

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo reckon below what is right or proper; to underrate.

Similar
underapproximateunderstatemisunderestimatesell shortunderapproximateunderestimateunderguessunderjudgeunderrateunderstate
Opposite
overreckonoverapproximateoverestimateoverholdoverrateoverreckonoverstateoverthink
Also see
misunderestimatesell shortunderapproximateunderestimateunderguessunderjudgeunderrateunderstate

Origin

From under- + reckon.

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APA

underreckon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underreckon

MLA

“underreckon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underreckon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underreckon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underreckon.

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