misestimates
Gets figures incorrect
Misestimates means to estimate incorrectly—judging a quantity, cost, or situation either too high or too low.
The word covers errors in both directions: We misestimated the time needed and arrived an hour late.
As a noun, misestimates are the flawed calculations themselves: Budget misestimates led to the project's failure.
Wrong action or decision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- imprecisionLack of exactness
discrepancy · deviation · variance · miscounting · misreading · off-target
Estimates or assesses incorrectly
- misreadsInterprets text incorrectly
- misconstruesUnderstands incorrectly
- misapprehendsUnderstands something incorrectly
- misinterpretsUnderstands something incorrectly
misgauges · undervalues · overvalues · underrates · overrates · misperceives · bias · assumption
Error in estimation
- miscountsErroneous tallies
- overshootGo beyond intended point
- undershootMiss by insufficient reach
- approximationNear but inexact value
projection · forecast · measurement · quantification · assessment · evaluation · reckoning · computation
Amount exceeding requirement
- deficitAmount still owed
- overspendSpend beyond means
- underspendSpend below budget
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
overstock · correction · revision · adjustment · recalculation
mistake
Wrong action or decision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- inaccuracyLack of precision
imprecision · discrepancy · deviation · variance · miscounting · misreading · off-target
misjudges
Estimates or assesses incorrectly
- misreadsInterprets text incorrectly
- misconstruesUnderstands incorrectly
- misapprehendsUnderstands something incorrectly
misinterprets · misgauges · undervalues · overvalues · underrates · overrates · misperceives · bias · assumption
miscalculation
Error in estimation
- miscountsErroneous tallies
- overshootGo beyond intended point
- undershootMiss by insufficient reach
approximation · projection · forecast · measurement · quantification · assessment · evaluation · reckoning · computation · valuation
surplus
Amount exceeding requirement
- deficitAmount still owed
- overspendSpend beyond means
- underspendSpend below budget
shortage · overstock · correction · revision · adjustment · recalculation
misestimatescomputes
Figures by calculation
determines · quantifies · ascertains · verifies · confirms