Litotes and Underestimation

Litotes

Litotes noun - Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary).
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Underestimation and litotes are semantically related In some cases you can use "Underestimation" instead a noun "Litotes".

Underestimation

Underestimation noun - An estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value.

Litotes and underestimation are semantically related in restrained statement topic. Sometimes you can use "Litotes" instead a noun "Underestimation".

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Underestimation and Litotes. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/litotes/underestimation
Litotes & Underestimation. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/litotes/underestimation>.
Underestimation or Litotes. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/litotes/underestimation.
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