underrated
adjective
un·der·rat·ed
ˌən-dər-ˈrā-təd 
ˌən-də-
: rated or valued too low
an underrated movie/book
… Francis, surely the most underrated player in the league, led the improbable comeback.—
E. M. Swift
E. M. SwiftAlfred Hitchcock's final film, Family Plot, is a very underrated 1976 comedy-thriller about a phony psychic's accidental involvement with jewel thieves.—Joe Leydon
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Quadrantid Meteor Shower When: Jan. 3–4, 2025 Kick off the year with this brilliant (and much underrated) meteor display.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The game's development is being led by Olivier Proulx, who previously worked on the highly underrated Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
The girls ate all year long, and my favorite albums of the year are LPs from some underrated pop queens.
—Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024
To watch the set’s 20 films in a row is to take an indispensable crash course in the pleasures of a director whose work is still, oddly, a bit underrated given its richness.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The game's development is being led by Olivier Proulx, who previously worked on the highly underrated Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
The girls ate all year long, and my favorite albums of the year are LPs from some underrated pop queens.
—Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024
To watch the set’s 20 films in a row is to take an indispensable crash course in the pleasures of a director whose work is still, oddly, a bit underrated given its richness.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Underrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underrated. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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