WordValemiss estimates
to do worse than analysts predicted
In more detail
1. (verb) to estimate or calculate something incorrectly; to make an error in guessing an amount or value
2. (verb) to fail to see or perceive something accurately
Examples
- 1. The architect missed estimates on the project cost, which caused the budget to exceed expectations.
- 2. The doctor missed estimates of how serious the patient's condition was.
How to use miss estimates
Miss estimate is used to describe the act of calculating or assessing something inaccurately, whether through underestimating or overestimating. It is commonly used in professional, technical, and everyday contexts when discussing budgets, timelines, quantities, or predictions. It can also mean failing to notice or accurately perceive something, though this sense is less common.
Common phrases
- miss the estimate
- miss estimates consistently
- miss estimates by
- widely miss estimates
- miss estimates of time
Synonyms
miscalculate · misjudge · underestimate · overestimate · get wrong
Word family
misestimate (alternative form) · misestimation (noun) · misestimated (past tense)
A common mistake
Learners sometimes confuse miss estimate with the separate phrase 'miss an estimate' (failing to meet a proposed figure), though context usually makes the intended meaning clear.
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