misreckoned

verb

past tense of misreckon
as in underestimated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misreckoned
  1. underestimated
  2. undervalued
  3. underrated
  4. overestimated
  5. misunderstood
Verb
  • Murdoch is thick-skinned and accustomed to being underestimated by the condescending Brits, who see him as a crass interloper.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Saying a player is bigger and stronger can be cliche, but a UM person said that’s very much the case with Lightfoot, whose strength is sometimes underestimated because of his sleek build.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of underestimated
Verb
  • Much like our understanding of plants, the value of citizen scientists is undervalued and so desperately needed.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Deutsche Bank upgrades SiriusXM to buy from hold Deutsche said shares are undervalued.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of undervalued
Verb
  • Garrett Wilson is underrated and has consistently been a 1,000-yard receiver when healthy.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Kahan’s voice is one of the things about him that may be underrated.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of underrated
Verb
  • For two months in a row, prediction market traders and economists have overestimated payroll numbers.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The market just overestimated how mechanical the selling would be.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of overestimated
Verb
  • Mangione's attorneys then fired back Monday in a response to the DA's office's letter, saying prosecutors had misunderstood their position.
    — Greg Wehner , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Either dark energy is a real phenomenon, causing the universe to grow bigger at a faster and faster rate, or there is no dark energy at all, and scientists have somehow misunderstood the laws of gravity at cosmic scales.
    — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 July 2026
Definition of misunderstood
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“Misreckoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misreckoned. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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