Downward bias
Understatement and downward bias are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Understatement" instead a noun "Downward bias".
Understatement
Understatement noun - A statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said.
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Synonyms for Understatement
Downward bias and understatement are semantically related. You can use "Downward bias" instead a noun "Understatement".
Nearby Words: understated, understate, understating
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Understatement and Downward bias. (2017). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/downward_bias/understatement
Downward bias & Understatement. N.p., 2017. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/downward_bias/understatement>.
Understatement or Downward bias. 2017. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/downward_bias/understatement.
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