undershooting
Missing the mark
Undershooting is falling short of a target or goal.
A pilot undershooting the runway lands before reaching it.
An economist undershooting an inflation forecast predicts less than actually occurs.
The word implies missing by insufficient force, distance, or estimation rather than by going too far: The Fed worried about undershooting on interest rates.
Not present, whereabouts unknown
- underreachingDeliberately aiming too low
- off-targetMissing the intended mark
- misfireFailure to discharge
- underthrowThrow lacking distance
underhitting · deflecting · deviating · straying · errant · wayward · askew · awry
Amount still owed
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
- gapUnfilled space between
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
underfunding · underperformance · underachievement · underdelivering · underproduction · lack · scarcity · dearth
Cautious about altering customs
- cautiousCareful to avoid risk
- prudentExercising sound judgment
- restrainedHeld under control
- risk-aversePreferring safety over uncertainty
hedging · sandbagging · underpromising · guarded · circumspect · modest · temperate · careful
Offering far less than worth
- undervaluingJudging below true worth
- underratingJudging below true value
- undercountingTallying fewer than exist
- underbudgetingAllocating insufficient funds
miscalculating · misjudging · approximating · forecasting · projecting · predicting · guesstimating · reckoning
missing
Not present, whereabouts unknown
- underreachingDeliberately aiming too low
- off-targetMissing the intended mark
- misfireFailure to discharge
underthrow · underhitting · deflecting · deviating · straying · errant · wayward · askew · awry · imprecision
deficit
Amount still owed
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- inadequacyState of being insufficient
- gapUnfilled space between
shortage · underfunding · underperformance · underachievement · underdelivering · underproduction · lack · scarcity · dearth · shortcoming
conservative
Cautious about altering customs
- cautiousCareful to avoid risk
- prudentExercising sound judgment
- restrainedHeld under control
risk-averse · hedging · sandbagging · underpromising · guarded · circumspect · modest · temperate · careful · measured
lowballing
Offering far less than worth
- undervaluingJudging below true worth
- underratingJudging below true value
- undercountingTallying fewer than exist
underbudgeting · miscalculating · misjudging · approximating · forecasting · projecting · predicting · guesstimating · reckoning · assessing
undershootingovershooting
Exceeding an intended limit
exceeding · overreaching · going too far · overrunning · overestimating
undershootingovershooting
Exceeding an intended limit
overcompensating · overdoing · overcorrecting · overspending · overcommitting
shot, shoot, shooting, shooter, underestimate, shooters, overshoot, underestimated, overshot