lowballed
Offered insultingly little
Lowballed is the past tense of lowball, meaning to offer or estimate at an amount deliberately below fair value.
A buyer lowballs a seller hoping to get a bargain: They lowballed us on the house, so we rejected the offer.
Insurance companies are often accused of lowballing claims.
The term comes from poker, where lowball is a game in which the lowest hand wins.
Sell cheaper than rivals
- bargainedNegotiated terms of exchange
- discountedReduced in price
- anchoringFastening securely to position
- counterofferAlternative terms proposed back
haggled · bidding · leverage · deal-making · positioning · concession · bluffing · maneuvering
Assessed incorrectly
- miscalculatedComputed incorrectly
- underestimatedMisjudged as inferior
- underratedValued below true worth
- underassessedInsufficiently evaluated or measured
downplayed · minimized · understated · overlooked · disregarded · underappreciated · shortchanged · diminished
Treated with contempt
- slightedTreated as unimportant
- snubbedIntentionally disregarded
- belittledMade to seem insignificant
- demeanedCaused loss of dignity
disparaged · offended · affronted · insulted · contemptuous · dismissive · condescending · patronizing
undercut
Sell cheaper than rivals
- bargainedNegotiated terms of exchange
- discountedReduced in price
- anchoringFastening securely to position
counteroffer · haggled · bidding · leverage · deal-making · positioning · concession · bluffing · maneuvering · tactics
misjudged
Assessed incorrectly
- miscalculatedComputed incorrectly
- underestimatedMisjudged as inferior
- underratedValued below true worth
underassessed · downplayed · minimized · understated · overlooked · disregarded · underappreciated · shortchanged · diminished · undercount
disrespected
Treated with contempt
demeaned · disparaged · offended · affronted · insulted · contemptuous · dismissive · condescending · patronizing · scoffed
lowballedhighballed
Traveled at top speed
overestimated · inflated · overstated · overvalued · padded
- lowball estimate
- lowball offerIntentionally undervalued proposal