underappreciated

adjective

un·​der·​ap·​pre·​ci·​at·​ed ˌən-dər-ə-ˈprē-shē-ˌā-təd 

: not duly appreciated

Examples of underappreciated in a Sentence

Her work is underappreciated by the critics.

Recent Examples on the Web

But this also is a time to steer visitors toward some less obvious or underappreciated things to know about Kansas City. — Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026

One of the underappreciated costs of the current environment is that C-suites are already at capacity. — Adrienne Down Coulson, Fortune, 2 June 2026

By building a community of misfits, making value plays on underappreciated veterans, and by finding players who prefer the exhale of a prairie sky to the bustle of a big city. — Murat Ates, New York Times, 26 June 2026

Ann Larson worked at a grocery store during the pandemic, and her experience served as the jumping-off point for this look at labor in the stores—underpaid, underappreciated, and indispensable. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for underappreciated

• ameliorated
• decontaminated
• deoxygenated
• deteriorated
• differentiated
• disarticulated
• excommunicated
• incapacitated
• individuated
• misappropriated
• monounsaturated
• multinucleated