as in underestimated
to place too low a value on
it's perhaps the most underrated film of the last decade
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Recent Examples of underrated
Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Ben Foster, one of the most consistently underrated actors of his generation, co-stars as Jim Martin, Christy’s abusive husband and trainer.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
With its last entry being 2016’s Mankind Divided, this underrated gem needs a refresh for today’s gamers.
—George Yang, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Fisk calls it an underrated masterpiece.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The Buffalo defense boasts an underrated D-line that picked up veterans Larry Ogunjobi and Joey Bosa this offseason, who join a solid unit anchored by Ed Oliver.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Ben Foster, one of the most consistently underrated actors of his generation, co-stars as Jim Martin, Christy’s abusive husband and trainer.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
With its last entry being 2016’s Mankind Divided, this underrated gem needs a refresh for today’s gamers.
—George Yang, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Fisk calls it an underrated masterpiece.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underrated
Verb
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Ryan Stocker / Jamie Stocker / Brian Stocker From his Wall Street office, Brian and his colleagues in the World Financial Center initially underestimated what had occurred.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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This is why the DOE Report claimed that sun’s contribution to global warming might be underestimated.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Tuesday is perhaps the most underappreciated day of the week.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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When only about a third of school districts comply with the law and report their data, the problem of violence against teachers is undercounted and therefore underappreciated.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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With limited entry-level opportunities, the young employees are feeling shut out and undervalued.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Here are three proven ways to identify undervalued assets that apply across industries.—
Jack Mullen,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Uncommon courage was common on 9/11, from the united passengers on United 93 to the unsung hotel workers at the Marriott World Trade Center who died evacuating guests.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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But Ricard has long been an unsung star within the Ravens organization, reaching five Pro Bowls over the course of his nine-year NFL career.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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At the end of April 2022, the Russian army moved the Kuindzhi Art Museum's entire collection to a museum in the capital of the Donetsk People's Republic, a separatist and politically unrecognized territory annexed by Russia.—
Yegor Mostovshikov,
The Dial,
9 Sep. 2025
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Even in the early years after its publication, the novel’s feat didn’t go unrecognized.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Bassini totes around point-and-shoot cameras, lately a Yashica T4 or Contax T2, that are compact enough to go unnoticed in his pocket but draw a nostalgic reaction from models and actors.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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This is systemic underutilization—a quiet drain on workforce ROI that can go unnoticed for months, even years.—
Heidi Farris,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For those keeping count, that is more than £4m in unrewarded legal costs for cases the Premier League actually won.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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But her desperate efforts to feed her children often go unrewarded.—
Sarah El Sirgany,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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The closest Jackson ever got was an uncredited voice appearance on The Simpsons.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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All were eclipsed, however, by an uncredited, inexplicable, and moodily dialogue-free, walk-on by Johnson’s then-girlfriend Barbra Streisand outside the Bayside shopping center and marina.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Underrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underrated. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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