Understates

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  • v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of understate.
    • Word Usage
    "The surprise -- and even that word understates it -- nomination of Alvin Greene, an unemployed man who lives with his parents, as the Democratic nominee in the South Carolina Senate race has captivated the country."
    Antonym
    overstate   
    Verb Form
    understated    understates    understating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    inform   
    Hyponym
    trivialize    trivialise   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    half-resentful    demand-pull    spit-shined    starcruiser    excitant   
     
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