understate

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Synonyms: understage, understand, undertake, understated, underrate, underplate, interstate, understates, understair, understrata, understaff

Antonyms: understage, understand, undertake, understated, underrate, underplate, interstate, understates, understair, understrata, understaff

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[state]] (something) with [[less]] [[completeness]] than [[needed]]; to [[minimise]] or [[downplay]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To state (something) with an intentional [[lack]] of [[emphasis]], in order to express [[irony]].
3. To state a [[quantity]] that is too [[low]].

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