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under-state

See definition of under-state on Dictionary.com
  • as inunderstate
  • as inde-emphasize

synonyms for under-state

  • downplay
  • lessen
  • minimize
  • underrate
  • undervalue
  • devalue
  • minimize
  • understate
  • play down

antonyms for under-state

MOST RELEVANT
  • enlarge
  • overestimate
  • overrate
  • overvalue
  • amplify
  • exaggerate
  • magnify
  • overstate
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How to use under-state in a sentence

Under the one-sixth they appear as slender, highly refractive fibers with double contour and, often, curled or split ends.
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The Pontellier and Ratignolle compartments adjoined one another under the same roof.
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The Majesty on high has a colony and a people on earth, which otherwise is under the supremacy of the Evil One.
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Poor Squinty ran and tried to hide under the straw, for he knew the boy was talking about him.
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For several months he remained under a political cloud, charged with incompetency to quell the Philippine Rebellion.
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Under so many savage blows, the labouring mountains brought forth Turks.
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Under the internal pressure his whiskers stood on end and his face grew red.
THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDEN
We are apt to think of these little ones as doing right only when under compulsion: but this is far from the truth.
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If we can free this State of Yankees, we will accomplish more than your armies down south have.
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The seed of discontent was again germinating under the duplicity of the Spanish lay and clerical authorities.
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