underteach
Provide inadequate instruction
To underteach is to teach inadequately—providing less instruction, depth, or rigor than a subject requires.
A curriculum might underteach history by glossing over difficult periods.
Teachers may underteach when pressured to move quickly or when resources are scarce.
The word implies a failure to meet educational needs: Critics argue that schools underteach critical thinking skills.
Give insufficient funds back
- underexplainFail to clarify sufficiently
- skimPass over lightly
- gloss overMinimize or conceal flaws
- omitLeave something out
neglect · oversight · gap · insufficiency · inadequacy · shortfall · deficit · lacking
Fail to fully mature
- stuntDangerous feat for spectacle
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- hinderObstruct or delay
- hamperObstruct or clothes basket
handicap · disadvantage · hold back · underequip · underperformance · weakness · unpreparedness · incompetence
Not yet utilized
- unrealizedNot made actual
- latentPresent but inactive
- dormantInactive but capable
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
promise · capacity · aptitude · talent · ability · squander · waste · unfulfilled
shortchange
Give insufficient funds back
- underexplainFail to clarify sufficiently
- skimPass over lightly
- gloss overMinimize or conceal flaws
omit · neglect · oversight · gap · insufficiency · inadequacy · shortfall · deficit · lacking · disservice
underdevelop
Fail to fully mature
hamper · handicap · disadvantage · hold back · underequip · underperformance · weakness · unpreparedness · incompetence · failure
untapped
Not yet utilized
- unrealizedNot made actual
- latentPresent but inactive
- dormantInactive but capable
capability · promise · capacity · aptitude · talent · ability · squander · waste · unfulfilled · missed opportunity