understatement

noun

How many syllables in understatement?

There are 4 syllables in the word understatement.

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un · der · state · ment

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Definition of understatement:

understatement (noun):: refinement of feeling, manner, or appreciation; the act of understating something or the practice of making such statements; a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said.; a statement that represents something as smaller or less intense, or less important than it really is a statement that understates something

Synonyms for understatement:

belittlement

disparagement

euphemism

litotes

meiosis

minimizing

statement

trivialization

Antonyms for understatement:

aggrandisement

aggrandizement

amplification

caricature

coloring

colouring

dramatisation

dramatization

elaboration

embellishment

embroidering

embroidery

enhancement

exaggeration

excessiveness

extravagance

hyperbole

inflation

magnification

ornamentation

over-emphasis

overemphasis

overestimation

overplaying

overstatement

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