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)