understatement

Letters that make understatement

s, a, d, e, n, m, r, t, u are letters that make 'understatement'

Words within understatement

ER, tat, statement, te, NT, State, men, UN, Tate, at, em, en, TAT, under, erst, state, DE, ME, ND, Ate, At, Er, Nd, Ta, Te, understate are words within 'understatement'


1 possible definitions for 'understatement'

Understatement as "a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said"

Under this definition, understatement is a noun and has the following properties:

Antonyms

exaggeration, overstatement, magnification have the opposite meaning of 'understatement'

understatement as a type

'understatement' can be a type of statement.

Types of understatement

litotes, meiosis are types of 'understatement'.

Derivatives of understatement

understate, minimize, minimise, downplay are derivatives of 'understatement'.



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