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

Alfred 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

Examples of underrated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Luckily, Charlotte is located within a short drive of some of North and South Carolina’s best college towns, underrated destinations, lakes, and even a national forest. —Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 7 June 2025

Intellectual Humility The most underrated quality in marketing leadership is intellectual humility. —Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025

Koskie is one of the most underrated position players in team history, ranking 12th in WAR among Twins hitters, ahead of many far bigger names. —Dan Hayes, New York Times, 2 June 2025

Pettersson is big and a bit underrated offensively. —Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 1 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1778, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for underrated

• abdicated
• abrogated
• acclimated
• activated
• actuated
• adumbrated
• advocated
• aggravated
• aggregated
• agitated
• allocated
• alternated