Synonyms for undervalue
ˌʌn dərˈvæl yuun·der·val·ue

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1. undervalue

   To decry is to cry down, in some noisy, public, or conspicuous manner. A witness or a statement is discredited; the currency is depreciated; a good name is dishonored by unworthy conduct; we underestimate in our own minds; we may underrate or undervalue in statement to others. These words are used, with few exceptions, of things such as qualities, merits, attainments, etc. To disparage is to belittle by damaging comparison or suggestion; it is used only of things. A man's achievements are disparaged, his motives depreciated, his professions discredited; he himself is calumniated, slandered, etc. Compare SLANDER.

   See synonyms for PRAISE.

   Synonyms:
   belittle, carp at, decry, depreciate, derogate from, detract from, discredit, dishonor, disparage, lower, underestimate, underrate

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1. undervalue, underestimateverb

   assign too low a value to

   "Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price"

   Synonyms:
   underrate, devalue, devaluate, lowball, underestimate, depreciate

   Antonyms:
   overestimate, overvalue

2. undervalueverb

   esteem lightly

   Synonyms:
   devalue, devaluate, underestimate, depreciate

   Antonyms:
   overvalue, overestimate

3. depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalueverb

   lose in value

   "The dollar depreciated again"

   Synonyms:
   devalue, vilipend, devaluate, underestimate, deprecate, depreciate

   Antonyms:
   overvalue, overestimate

Matched Categories

1. • Decrease
   • Disrespect
   • Value

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1. undervalueverb

   Synonyms:
   underrate, misprize, rate below the true value, rate too low

2. undervalueverb

   Synonyms:
   despise, depreciate, esteem lightly, hold in low estimation

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1. undervalueverb

   Synonyms:
   depreciate, vilipend, despise, underrate, underestimate

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1. List of paraphrases for "undervalue":

   underestimate, devalue

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How to use undervalue in a sentence?

1. Robert Henri:

   Cherish your own emotions and never undervalue them.

2. Elise Klein:

   It shouldn't be a situation where a woman's choice to be a single woman is a defining marker of if she's going to have a house over her head or not, but it is a major contributor to homelessness, because of the ways in which the economy is structured to completely undervalue unpaid care work.

3. Malcom S. Forbes:

   Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.

4. Malcolm Forbes:

   Too many people overvalue what they are, and undervalue what they are not.

5. Leanne Brown:

   Feeding ourselves is an undervalued skill, we undervalue it in the capitalist world and in our homes and expectations about it.