Antonyms of verb undershoot

1 of 2 senses of undershoot

Sense 2
undershoot -- (shoot short of or below (a target))
       Antonym of overshoot (Sense 1)
      => overshoot -- (shoot beyond or over (a target))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb undershoot

2 senses of undershoot

Sense 1
undershoot -- (fall short of (the runway) in a landing; "The plane undershot the runway")
       => land, set down -- (reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul")

Sense 2
undershoot -- (shoot short of or below (a target))
       => miss -- (fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target")

Antonyms of adj undershot

1 sense of undershot

Sense 1
underhung, undershot, underslung -- (having a lower part projecting beyond the upper; "an underhung jaw"; "undershot bulldog")

INDIRECT (VIA protrusive) -> intrusive -- (thrusting inward; "an intrusive arm of the sea")

Similarity of adj undershot

1 sense of undershot

Sense 1
underhung, undershot, underslung -- (having a lower part projecting beyond the upper; "an underhung jaw"; "undershot bulldog")
       => protrusive (vs. intrusive) -- (thrusting outward)

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