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

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Plus, there's something for everyone, whether that's a mountain hike or a beach party, and the cuisine is so underrated. —Chloe Laws, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 May 2026

How did Koreeda come up with these nuanced ideas that contribute to the movie’s underrated thoughtfulness? —Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 22 May 2026

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