Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with underestimate in American Collocation
underestimate
verb
transitive
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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/ˌʌndərˈestɪˌmeɪt/
very much
drastically
greatly
grossly
hugely
massively
seriously
severely
totally
vastly
wildly
Official statistics grossly underestimate the work-related contribution to deaths and illness in the UK.
considerably
considerably
significantly
substantially
She significantly underestimated her ability to control others.
all the time
consistently
systematically
The world has consistently underestimated the threat of terrorist attacks.
completely
completely
totally
I completely underestimated how much work would be involved!
with time expressions
frequently
never
not ever
often
sometimes
usually
Never underestimate the power of being bored!
importance
impact
importance
power
seriousness
significance
We should not underestimate the significance of this agreement.
size
extent
incidence
level
magnitude
prevalence
scale
strength
Their only failure was to underestimate the magnitude of the disaster.
problem
challenge
complexity
danger
difficulty
risk
severity
We should not underestimate the difficulty of organising such a project.
ability
ability
intelligence
Did I underestimate your abilities?