Antonym: overstatement. Similar words: overstatement, statement, understand, understanding, misunderstanding, misunderstood, interstate, abatement. Meaning: n. a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said.
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31. We had had a superb day's climbing, and to say his death was tragic is an understatement.
32. To say that events came roaring pell-mell at Brohm is the understatement of the week.
33. To say that Crenshaw is off the beaten path is an understatement.
34. To say that I was surprised by this state of affairs would be an understatement.
35. To say Link Wray is the most important and influential rock guitarist of the past 40 years is an understatement.
36. To say that this was creative statutory interpretation would be a gross understatement.
37. My previous employers were keen on understatement rather than fireworks.
38. To say that Reba Cooley presented a striking appearance would have been an understatement of ridiculous proportions.
39. Music as a background for drama is a much trickier area[sentencedict.com/understatement.html], but you should err on the side of understatement.
40. What it does is to create an image of total separation expressed in understatement.
41. To say we are disappointed with the grant would be the understatement of the year.
42. The uncertain understatement of X that may arise from this source is comparatively small.
43. But if Jacquet de la Guerre was a mistress of the grand gesture, Campra's forte was delicate understatement.
44. To describe the Miniature Shetland Pony Foals as small would be an understatement.
45. Neville Chamberlain wrote that the Cabinet was a nest of intrigue, which was, considering everything,(sentencedict.com) an understatement.
46. She was conscious of being a misfit, and that was a great understatement.
47. Wild, whimsical and scary, to say Alabama 3 are unpredictable would be an understatement.
48. To say that the Wattersons had played fast and loose with their investors' capital was an understatement.
49. To say that his situation was difficult would be a decided understatement.
50. To say I've eaten well here is an understatement.
51. Misidentification is perhaps an understatement here.
52. British people tend understatement whereas Americans towards hyperbole.
53. When I said you were remarkable, that was an understatement.
54. So to say I am a native is an understatement. My mother's side of the family has been in Florida for generations.
55. Describing my feeling, upon seeing it, as thunderstruck would be an understatement.
56. HENRY KISSINGER was guilty of understatement when he said that power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
57. Like all craftsmen, hackers like good tools . Infact , that's an understatement.
58. Understatement is always the absolute best way to put forth earth - shaking ideas.
59. To say that he was displeased is an understatement, ie He was furious.
60. That is one big understatement, as OS/2 was radically improved as soon as Microsoft departed the ship and it enjoyed moderate success for more than half a decade in the hands of IBM.
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