Understatement Synonyms and Antonyms

ŭndər-stātmənt, ŭndər-stāt-
A statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. litotes
  2. distortion
  3. restraint
  4. underestimate
  5. modest statement
  6. restrained statement
  7. belittlement
  8. underestimation
  9. oversimplification
  10. less than the truth
  11. avoidance of overemphasis or exaggeration
Antonyms:
  1. overstatement

Words Related to Understatement

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. under-statement
  2. anti-climax
  3. exaggeration
  4. anticlimax
  5. over-statement

Understatement Sentence Examples

  • That was the understatement of the year.

  • To say the collection of clothes and accessories has been successful is an understatement.

  • Simplicity and understatement are powerful tools of the singer/songwriter, and Regan is the supreme exponent.

  • That there has been a lack of serious analysis of the Ukrainian famine on the left is an understatement.

  • Think the understatement of low and the textures of Sonic youths more experimental side.

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