underreports
States fewer than
Underreports means to report less than the actual amount or fewer than the actual number.
Statistics on crime, income, or disease are often underreported—the true figures exceed what official records show.
The company underreports its emissions to avoid fines.
Sexual assault is widely underreported.
The noun is underreporting.
Presents as less important
- underestimatesJudges below actual worth
- downplaysDe-emphasizes significance of
- diminishesBecomes smaller or weaker
- undervaluesRates below true worth
trivializes · soft-pedals · glosses over · plays down · de-emphasizes · lowballs · underrepresents · undercounts
Keeps from being seen
- falsifiesAlters to deceive
- misleadsCauses false belief
- deceivesCauses false belief
- distortsMisrepresents or deforms
manipulates · fabricates · obfuscates · withholds · hides · covers up · dissembles · fudges
Deliberate alteration of truth
- tax evasionIllegally avoiding government dues
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- cooking the booksManipulating financial statements illegally
- creative accountingMisleading financial reporting
understates
Presents as less important
- underestimatesJudges below actual worth
- downplaysDe-emphasizes significance of
- diminishesBecomes smaller or weaker
undervalues · trivializes · soft-pedals · glosses over · plays down · de-emphasizes · lowballs · underrepresents · undercounts · deflates
conceals
Keeps from being seen
distorts · manipulates · fabricates · obfuscates · withholds · hides · covers up · dissembles · fudges · skews
falsification
Deliberate alteration of truth
- tax evasionIllegally avoiding government dues
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- cooking the booksManipulating financial statements illegally
creative accounting · financial fraud · insurance fraud · securities fraud
underreportsoverreports
Reports higher than accurate
overstates · exaggerates · inflates · overcounts · overrepresents