Understate

Synonyms of understate

• diminish
• downplay
• minimize

Antonyms of understate

• emphasize
• exaggerate
• overstate

Collocations of understate

importance

Frequency: 70 %

It is hard to understate the importance of this decision.

impact

Frequency: 65 %

The new policy will have a significant impact, it is impossible to understate.

significance

Frequency: 60 %

The historical significance of the event cannot be understated.

contribution

Frequency: 50 %

His contribution to the project cannot be understated.

effect

Frequency: 45 %

The new law will have a lasting effect, it would be a mistake to understate.

Idiomatic Expressions for understate

• Phrase: to understate the case
  Meaning: to downplay or minimize the severity or significance of a situation or argument
  Usage: His lawyer tried to understate the case by claiming that the incident was simply a misunderstanding.