understate

Verb

represent as less significant or important
To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
To state (something) with a lack of emphasis, in order to express irony.
To state a quantity that is too low.

Examples

The company had been understating its liabilities for years.
To call it a calculated bet understates the risk; it is a Hail Mary pass.

Origin / Etymology

From under- + state.

Synonyms

downplay, minimise, minimize, trivialize

Antonyms

overstate, exaggerate

Scrabble Score: 11

understate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
understate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
understate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

understate: valid Words With Friends Word