Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

The owner underestimated the damage caused to the walls of the apartment.

Exaggerated

The most appropriate antonym of the underlined word "underestimated" is exaggerated.

• Underestimated means "to judge something to be less than its actual value or importance."
• Exaggerated means "to make something seem larger, greater, or more important than it really is."

So, the opposite of underestimating something would be to exaggerate it, or to make it seem larger, greater, or more important than it really is.

The other words do not have opposite meanings to underestimated.

• Calculated means "done or determined with careful thought and planning."
• Charged means "to demand payment for something."
• Misled means "to lead someone into a wrong belief or course of action."