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/ʌndəˈsteɪt/ · verb
(transitive) To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay..
To call this decision a calculated bet understates the risk; it is a Hail Mary pass.
She is the queen of understatement: she understated her critique masterfully.
The company had been understating its liabilities for years.
Use understate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Understate means (transitive) To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay..
Common synonyms include downplay, trivialize, bagatellize, banalize.
Possible antonyms include overstate, exaggerate, big up, cut it fat.
To call this decision a calculated bet understates the risk; it is a Hail Mary pass.
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