misestimating
Getting figures wrong
Misestimating is judging something incorrectly—getting the size, amount, cost, or difficulty wrong in either direction.
You can misestimate by overshooting or undershooting: We misestimated how long the renovation would take.
The noun misestimate works the same way: The budget was based on a misestimate of demand.
Faulty evaluation of something
- misapprehensionIncorrect belief or understanding
- misperceptionIncorrect interpretation of reality
- misinterpretationIncorrect understanding of meaning
- misreadingIncorrect interpretation of text
misconception · misbelief · bias · assumption · oversight · error · blunder · faulty reasoning
Error in enumeration
- miscomputeCalculate incorrectly
- misreckonTo compute incorrectly
- misgaugeAssess incorrectly
- approximationNear but inexact value
guesstimate · wrong number · rounding error · margin of error · imprecision · inexactness · discrepancy · variance
Miss or commanding view
- missFail to reach
- neglectFailure to provide care
- omitLeave something out
- disregardWillful lack of attention
ignore · bypass · skip · forget · unnoticed · unaccounted · leave out · gloss over
Estimate below true worth
- underrateJudge below true merit
- understateExpress with restraint
- undercountTally that's too low
- lowballDeliberately understate cost
undersell · underappreciate · undershoot · underbudget · discount · minimize · overlook · neglect
Estimate worth too highly
- overrateAssess too favorably
- overstateRepresent as greater
- exaggerateOverstate beyond truth
- inflateFill with gas
overshoot · overcount · overbudget · overconfident · too high · overassess
misjudgment
Faulty evaluation of something
- misapprehensionIncorrect belief or understanding
- misperceptionIncorrect interpretation of reality
- misinterpretationIncorrect understanding of meaning
misreading · misconception · misbelief · bias · assumption · oversight · error · blunder · faulty reasoning · cognitive bias
miscount
Error in enumeration
- miscomputeCalculate incorrectly
- misreckonTo compute incorrectly
- misgaugeAssess incorrectly
approximation · guesstimate · wrong number · rounding error · margin of error · imprecision · inexactness · discrepancy · variance · deviation
overlook
Miss or commanding view
disregard · ignore · bypass · skip · forget · unnoticed · unaccounted · leave out · gloss over · pass over
undervalue
Estimate below true worth
- underrateJudge below true merit
- understateExpress with restraint
- undercountTally that's too low
lowball · undersell · underappreciate · undershoot · underbudget · discount · minimize · overlook · neglect · shortchange
overvalue
Estimate worth too highly
- overrateAssess too favorably
- overstateRepresent as greater
- exaggerateOverstate beyond truth
inflate · overshoot · overcount · overbudget · overconfident · too high · overassess