Difference between Overestimate and Underestimate

What is the difference between Overestimate and Underestimate?

Overestimate as a verb is to judge too highly: while Underestimate as a verb is to make too low an estimate of value, quantity etc., regarding (someone)

Overestimate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to judge too highly:

Underestimate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to make too low an estimate of value, quantity etc., regarding (someone)

Part of speech: noun

Definition: an estimate that is too low

We hope you now know whether to use Overestimate or Underestimate in your sentence.

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