undervaluing
Not appreciating enough
Undervaluing is failing to recognize the true worth of something or someone.
You can undervalue an employee's contributions, a stock's potential, or your own abilities.
The word implies a gap between actual value and perceived value: She's been undervaluing herself for years.
Undervaluing often carries a note of error or injustice—something deserves better estimation than it receives.
Express low opinion of
- denigrateCriticize unfairly to harm
- demeanLower in standing
- diminishTo make smaller
- disrespectLack of regard
slight · deprecate · dismiss · trivialize · minimize · downplay · snub · condescend
Compute incorrectly
- misreadInterpret text incorrectly
- misjudgeEvaluate incorrectly
- misappraiseEvaluate incorrectly
- underrateJudge below true merit
undercount · understate · lowball · shortchange · sell short · miss the mark · err · blunder
Miss or commanding view
- ignoreRefuse to notice
- disregardWillful lack of attention
- dismissSend away or reject
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
pass over · neglect · omit · slight · discount · marginalize · sideline · deprioritize
Diminish in worth
reduce · deflate · markdown · underprice · write down · mark down · slash · cut
disparage
Express low opinion of
disrespect · slight · deprecate · dismiss · trivialize · minimize · downplay · snub · condescend · patronize
miscalculate
Compute incorrectly
- misreadInterpret text incorrectly
- misjudgeEvaluate incorrectly
- misappraiseEvaluate incorrectly
underrate · undercount · understate · lowball · shortchange · sell short · miss the mark · err · blunder · misreckon
overlook
Miss or commanding view
bypass · pass over · neglect · omit · slight · discount · marginalize · sideline · deprioritize · forget
cheapen
Diminish in worth
lower · reduce · deflate · markdown · underprice · write down · mark down · slash · cut · discount
defame
Harm reputation falsely
vilify · impugn · besmirch · libel · malign · stigmatize · undermine · delegitimize · question · challenge
- downplayingminimizing, downplay, trivializing, belittling, soft-pedal
- dismissive behaviorssnub, scorn, ignore, disdain, dismissal
- misjudgmentsmisjudgment, mistake, error, blunder, miscalculation
- valuingappreciating, cherishing, treasuring, prizing, esteem
- discriminationracism, systemic discrimination, Jim Crow laws, sexism, racial harassment
undervaluingovervaluing
Rating above true worth
overestimating · overrating · overpricing · inflating · overstating
undervaluingappreciating
Recognizing value or quality
treasuring · cherishing · prizing · esteeming · revering
value, valuable, evaluate, values, evaluation, invaluable, devalue, undervalue, valuation