undervalues
Rates too low
Undervalues means to estimate something as worth less than it actually is.
The word applies to monetary assessments—The appraiser undervalues homes in this neighborhood—but more often describes failing to appreciate someone's qualities or contributions: She consistently undervalues her own abilities.
A company that undervalues its employees risks losing them.
Diminishes someone's worth
- diminishesBecomes smaller or weaker
- denigratesCriticizes unfairly, damages reputation
- disparagesCriticizes to diminish worth
- degradesDiminishes in quality
discredits · slights · snubs · demeans · trivializes · marginalizes · cheapens · talks down
Fails to consider
- ignoresRefuses to acknowledge
- overlooksMisses or surveys
- neglectsFails to care for
- dismissesTerminates or rejects
bypasses · sidesteps · glosses over · downplays · shrugs off · pays no heed · turns a blind eye · brushes aside
Lose value over time
- underpricesCharges below market value
- markdownReduction in retail price
- write-downReduction in recorded value
- amortizationGradual debt reduction schedule
impairment · deflation · undercuts · shortchanges · discounts · underbids · lowballs · depreciation
Misses or surveys
- neglectsFails to care for
- ignoresRefuses to acknowledge
- takes for grantedAssumes without proof
- eclipsesAstronomical occultations
Judges below actual worth
- underratesJudges below true value
- misjudgesEstimates or assesses incorrectly
- miscalculatesFigures incorrectly
- understatesPresents as less important
misapprehends · misprices · undersells · takes for granted · sells short
belittles
Diminishes someone's worth
- diminishesBecomes smaller or weaker
- denigratesCriticizes unfairly, damages reputation
- disparagesCriticizes to diminish worth
degrades · discredits · slights · snubs · demeans · trivializes · marginalizes · cheapens · talks down · puts down
disregards
Fails to consider
dismisses · bypasses · sidesteps · glosses over · downplays · shrugs off · pays no heed · turns a blind eye · brushes aside · discounts
depreciate
Lose value over time
- underpricesCharges below market value
- markdownReduction in retail price
- write-downReduction in recorded value
amortization · impairment · deflation · undercuts · shortchanges · discounts · underbids · lowballs · depreciation
overlooks
Misses or surveys
- neglectsFails to care for
- ignoresRefuses to acknowledge
- takes for grantedAssumes without proof
eclipses · overshadows · marginalizes · sidelines · passes over
underestimates
Judges below actual worth
- underratesJudges below true value
- misjudgesEstimates or assesses incorrectly
- miscalculatesFigures incorrectly
understates · misapprehends · misprices · undersells · takes for granted · sells short
undervaluesovervalues
Esteems beyond actual worth
overestimates · overrates · inflates · exaggerates · overprices
undervalue, undervalued, undervaluing, undervaluation, undervaluations