understate

== English == === Etymology === From under- +‎ state. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʌndəˈsteɪt/ Hyphenation: un‧der‧state === Verb === understate (third-person singular simple present understates, present participle understating, simple past and past participle understated) (transitive) To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay. (transitive) To state (something) with a lack of emphasis, in order to express irony. Synonyms: downplay, trivialize; see also Thesaurus:trivialize Antonyms: exaggerate, overstate; see also Thesaurus:exaggerate To state a quantity that is too low. Synonyms: underrate, underrate; see also Thesaurus:underestimate Antonyms: overstate; see also Thesaurus:overestimate Coordinate term: underestimate ==== Related terms ==== understated (“restrained, unpretentious”) understatement ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === undertaste