to underrepresent

Examples

• All

• As Weinberg's article points out, male-oriented statistics in areas such as labor force participation may underrepresent the activities of women.

  Academic text (1992)

• Such a claim would underrepresent the complexity of the learning process.

  Academic text (2012)

• These findings indicate that the U.S. press does indeed underrepresent the more optimistic assessments of NATO's conventional military capability.

  Academic text (1990)

• While these numbers no doubt underrepresent women's participation, the lists and other descriptive materials indicate that women's activism was valued at the time by the male party leadership as well as by the female activists themselves.

  Academic text (1998)

• Focusing attention on charismatic organisms such as eagles and tigers may attract public support and funds for conservation, but such an approach often underrepresents the vast majority of species, many of which are at great risk of extinction (Stein et al. 2002).

  Academic text (2003)

• The report tends to underrepresent the achievements of minority groups in the workplace.

• If we focus only on one demographic, we may underrepresent the experiences of others in the study.

• The film underrepresents the contributions of women scientists in history.

Synonyms

M

to misrepresent

vsto underrepresent

71 6.9

Give a false story about someone or something to trick people

does not require falsehood and instead stresses presenting lower importance or numbers

D

to downplay

vsto underrepresent

59 5.3

Show something as less important or serious than it is

also covers presenting fewer people or lower numbers rather than only tone

U

to understate

vsto underrepresent

18 5.2

To make something seem smaller or less important than it really is

additionally it can involve showing fewer people or items, not only scale

P

to play down

vsto underrepresent

16 4.3

To make something seem less important than it really is

also applies to describing fewer people or items, not only importance

M

to mischaracterize

vsto underrepresent

• US

10 8.0

To describe a person or thing unfairly

is not necessarily inaccurate but focuses on presenting less importance or fewer people

U

to underreport

vsto underrepresent

9 6.0

To say an amount or number is less than it really is

is broader and also covers making things seem less important, not only numbers

U

to undervalue

vsto underrepresent

8 4.8

Think something or someone is less important than they really are

focuses on presenting or including fewer items or people rather than rating

U

to underplay

vsto underrepresent

6 5.3

Make something seem less important than it really is

also covers excluding or showing fewer people or items, not only seriousness

U

to underrate

vsto underrepresent

3 3.7

To think someone has less ability or importance than they really have

often instead presents fewer counts or less importance, not only poor estimates

U

to undercount

vsto underrepresent

3 5.6

To count fewer people or things than are really present

can mean the same for numbers but also includes showing less importance

U

to undersell

vsto underrepresent

2 4.5

Make something seem less important or valuable than it really is

also often involves reporting fewer items or people, not just low value

U

to underemphasize

vsto underrepresent

1 6.7

To give too little attention to something

also can mean showing fewer numbers or excluding people, not only ignoring importance

Antonyms

O

to overrepresent

6.5

To be in a group in larger numbers than is fair or expected

How Represented

to highlight

340 3.3

to represent

126 2.6

to underrepresent

1 5.8

to marginalize

• US

81 7.4

to exclude

338 3.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology