undercompensating
Not rewarding enough
Undercompensating is failing to offset or make up for something sufficiently.
Where overcompensating goes too far in response to a perceived weakness, undercompensating doesn't go far enough: He was undercompensating for the wind and his shots kept falling short.
The term often appears in discussions of steering corrections, salary adjustments, or psychological responses to insecurity.
Failure to reach quota
- deficitAmount still owed
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- underpaymentInsufficient wages rendered
underfunding · shortchanging · undersupply · scarcity · shortage · dearth · paucity · meagerness
Compensating below fair value
- undervaluingJudging below true worth
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- subparBelow acceptable quality
- deficientHaving too little
unsatisfactory · incomplete · lacking · wanting · meager · paltry · scant · sparse
Failing to see or consider
- disregardingDeliberately not considering
- ignoringDeliberately not noticing
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- inattentionLack of focus
omission · oversight · dereliction · underserving · sidelining · marginalizing · deprioritizing · dismissing
shortfall
Failure to reach quota
- deficitAmount still owed
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
underpayment · underfunding · shortchanging · undersupply · scarcity · shortage · dearth · paucity · meagerness · skimpiness
underpaying
Compensating below fair value
- undervaluingJudging below true worth
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- subparBelow acceptable quality
deficient · unsatisfactory · incomplete · lacking · wanting · meager · paltry · scant · sparse · skimpy
overlooking
Failing to see or consider
- disregardingDeliberately not considering
- ignoringDeliberately not noticing
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
inattention · omission · oversight · dereliction · underserving · sidelining · marginalizing · deprioritizing · dismissing · minimizing
undercompensatingovercompensating
Excessive correction for weakness
overcompensation · overcorrecting · overshooting · overreacting · exceeding
compensate, compensation, recompense, compensating, compensatory, underpay, recompensed, overcompensate, recompenses