Word Games Pro Dictionary

understated

verb adjective

To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.

Quick reference

Word Facts

Word length
11
Starts with
U
Ends with
D
Contains
ND
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

Listen

Audio Pronunciation

Audio pronunciation is unavailable for this word.

Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.

  2. To state (something) with a lack of emphasis, in order to express irony.

  3. To state a quantity that is too low.

adjective

  1. Restrained and unpretentious.

Similar words

Synonyms

Opposite words

Antonyms

Scroll to Top