to underdo

Examples

• All

• We want to make sure we don't underdo the project, so let's give it our best effort.

• - You underdo everything!

  Small Time Crooks (2000)

• But, yeah, just, you know, you don't have to overdo it, but don't underdo it either and overthink it about whether your kids going to college or not.

• It's important not to underdo your preparation for the exam if you want to succeed.

Synonyms

U

to underperform

vsto underdo

20 5.3

To do worse than expected or needed

does less than is needed in amount or effort rather than result

U

to underachieve

vsto underdo

1 5.5

Do less well than expected or than they can

falls short because of doing too little rather than lacking ability

U

to underwork

vsto underdo

1 5.6

To work less than needed or expected

does less than is necessary or expected in a particular task

S

to skimp over

vsto underdo

7.5

To deal with something quickly and not in enough detail

does less overall rather than only treating it superficially

Antonyms

O

to overdo

58 3.6

Do something too much, more than needed

How Thorough

to overdo

58 3.6

to do

∞ 1.0

to underdo

1 6.1

to omit

66 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology