understate

Questions about understate

What does understate mean?

understate means "represent as less significant or important".

How many syllables are in understate?

understate has 3 syllables: un-der-state. The stress falls on "un". In IPA it is /ˈʌndɚˌsteɪt/.

What is another word for understate?

Close synonyms include minimize, minimise, downplay. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of understate?

The recorded antonyms are overstate.

Is understate a common word?

understate is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with understate?

13 words rhyme with understate. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.