understater Definition

understate
verb

1. To describe something as being less or more moderate than is really the case.

Thesaurus: minimize, play down, make little of, underplay, make light of, soft-pedal, downplay; Antonym: exaggerate.
2. To express something in very restrained or moderate terms, often for ironic or dramatic effect.

Derivative: understatement

Something that is understated.
Thesaurus: oversimplification, underestimation, litotes, meiosis; Antonym: overstatement, amplification.

The quality of being understated in dress, appearance, etc.

Derivative: understater
noun

Etymology: 19c.