approximate vs underestimate

approximate is not a noun while underestimate is a noun.

approximate is an adjective but underestimate is not an adjective.

approximate and underestimate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
approximate	No	Yes	Yes	No
underestimate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, underestimate is a hyponym of approximate; that is, underestimate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than approximate:

approximate: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
underestimate: make a deliberately low estimate

Other hyponyms of approximate include quantise, quantize, misgauge, place, put, set, give, lowball, assess, make, count, reckon, truncate, guesstimate.

approximate (noun)	underestimate (noun)
	an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value

approximate (adjective)	underestimate (adjective)
located close together
very close in resemblance
not quite exact or correct

approximate (verb)	underestimate (verb)
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)	make a deliberately low estimate
be close or similar	make too low an estimate of
	assign too low a value to

approximate vs underestimate

approximate is not a noun while underestimate is a noun.

approximate is an adjective but underestimate is not an adjective.

approximate and underestimate both are verbs.

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