unappreciated
adjective
un·ap·pre·ci·at·ed
ˌən-ə-ˈprē-shē-ˌā-təd 
-ˈpri-,
also -ˈprē-sē-
: not given deserved recognition or thanks : not properly appreciated
unappreciated volunteers
felt unappreciated for her efforts
a career largely unappreciated by critics
an unappreciated skill
Examples of unappreciated in a Sentence
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In a museum storage depot in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, a 17th-century painting by a Dutch old master is packed away, unseen and unappreciated.
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Nina Siegal, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Although some interpret it as a way to increase work-life balance, others define it as a way to recoup unpaid or unappreciated hours of service.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
That sentiment may reflect hundreds of hours of unappreciated work producing the yearbook.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Read More: As Tech CEOs Are Grilled Over Child Safety Online, AI Is Complicating the Issue
Zuckerberg has accumulated a long history of public apologies, often issued in the wake of crisis or when Facebook users rose up against unannounced — and frequently unappreciated — changes in its service.
—TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
The most unappreciated great player in Dodger history.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
Toni is bitter, unappreciated, confused, defeated from the first moment.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2023
And based on the comments, her fitness content doesn’t go unappreciated.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2023
Which is exactly the sort of thing that happens to someone like Allan, whose casual display of force is completely unappreciated.
—Vulture, 15 Dec. 2023
Nina Siegal, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Although some interpret it as a way to increase work-life balance, others define it as a way to recoup unpaid or unappreciated hours of service.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
That sentiment may reflect hundreds of hours of unappreciated work producing the yearbook.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Read More: As Tech CEOs Are Grilled Over Child Safety Online, AI Is Complicating the Issue
Zuckerberg has accumulated a long history of public apologies, often issued in the wake of crisis or when Facebook users rose up against unannounced — and frequently unappreciated — changes in its service.
—TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
The most unappreciated great player in Dodger history.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
Toni is bitter, unappreciated, confused, defeated from the first moment.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2023
And based on the comments, her fitness content doesn’t go unappreciated.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2023
Which is exactly the sort of thing that happens to someone like Allan, whose casual display of force is completely unappreciated.
—Vulture, 15 Dec. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1828, in the meaning defined above
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“Unappreciated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unappreciated. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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