underapplying
Not using enough
Underapplying means applying less of something than required or appropriate.
In accounting, underapplying overhead means allocating less indirect cost to products than was actually incurred: The company has been underapplying overhead all quarter.
More generally, it describes insufficient application of effort, resources, or standards: Critics accused the agency of underapplying safety regulations.
Doing worse than able
- underutilizingNot exploiting fully
- underestimatingMisjudging as less significant
- underproducingGenerating below expected levels
- underinvestingAllocating too little capital
underdeveloping · neglecting · squandering · wasting · shortchanging · skimping · stinting · undertreating
Not yet utilized
- unrealizedNot made actual
- latentPresent but inactive
- dormantInactive but capable
- unexploitedNot yet put to use
idle · inactive · passive · stagnant · suboptimal · inefficient · wasted · neglected
Not fully employing
- underutilizingNot exploiting fully
- withholdingKeeping from another
- holding backPreventing forward movement
- restrainingHolding something back
hesitating · hedging · underestimating · undershooting · pulling back · tempering · moderating · limiting
Avoidance of excess
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- prudenceCareful, wise judgment
- self-restraintVoluntary impulse control
- reserveSupply kept back
reticence · diffidence · hesitation · reluctance · inhibition · timidity · caution · discretion
underachieving
Doing worse than able
- underutilizingNot exploiting fully
- underestimatingMisjudging as less significant
- underproducingGenerating below expected levels
underinvesting · underdeveloping · neglecting · squandering · wasting · shortchanging · skimping · stinting · undertreating · underserving
untapped
Not yet utilized
- unrealizedNot made actual
- latentPresent but inactive
- dormantInactive but capable
unexploited · idle · inactive · passive · stagnant · suboptimal · inefficient · wasted · neglected · overlooked
underusing
Not fully employing
- underutilizingNot exploiting fully
- withholdingKeeping from another
- holding backPreventing forward movement
restraining · hesitating · hedging · underestimating · undershooting · pulling back · tempering · moderating · limiting · restricting
moderation
Avoidance of excess
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- prudenceCareful, wise judgment
- self-restraintVoluntary impulse control
reserve · reticence · diffidence · hesitation · reluctance · inhibition · timidity · caution · discretion · understatement
underapplyingoverapplying
Using excessive amounts
overusing · overdoing · overextending · piling on · overutilizing
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