Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misestimate
Verb
  • All of the Italian characters are just wonderful human beings, and a lot of the miscommunication is the two guys, Andrew and Nick, who played Dom and Cole are misunderstanding what is being presented in front of them.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 June 2025
  • Heard said investors tend to misunderstand Adobe’s deliberate approach to AI monetization as its creative workflow translates raw AI material into competitive intelectual property.
    Pia Singh,Yun Li, CNBC, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • From the day she was born, Woodward was underestimated, says her mom, Darcy.
    Eileen Finan, People.com, 12 June 2025
  • Why Listening Beats Predicting Many organizations underestimate the power of simply listening to what customers are saying and doing right now.
    Ali Behnam, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Verb
  • What migrants mistake for a lighthouse offering safe haven may just be the mirage caused by the bollard keeping them out, period.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • Could the similarities confuse California residents who might mistake a sonic boom for an earthquake?
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2025
Verb
  • Greg Ip, the chief economics commentator for The Wall Street Journal, writes that both Wall Street and Main Street have misjudged the president.
    Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • In one classic example cited in Science Advances, judges frequently misjudge a defendant’s risk of reoffending.
    Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Verb
  • Aside from underestimating the vulnerabilities of Russia’s military, analysts have suggested that Moscow also miscalculated the support Russia would receive from Ukrainians in the country’s east who have close ethnic ties to Russia.
    Ben Horne, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
  • One risk is that the pilots will miscalculate which way the other aircraft is moving; another is identifying the wrong aircraft.
    Kate Kelly, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Misestimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misestimate. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.

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