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

Sunset boat rides and splash zones at Tygart Lake Tucked into the northern Allegheny foothills, Tygart Lake State Park is one of the state’s underrated summer hangout spots. —West Virginia Tourism, AFAR Media, 15 May 2025

Survivor: Marquesas An underrated season that saw the first totem pole shake-up: where people on the bottom got together to overthrow those on the top. —Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025

But one of its most underrated features is its ability to be used as a second monitor. —Brenda Stolyar, Wired News, 10 May 2025

The Lenovo Chromebook is an underrated gem for those seeking reliable performance at the lowest possible price. —Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 10 May 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