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
a number of unappreciated little favors that we had done for the neighbors
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So much of the civil service is devoted to long-term national flourishing—preventing disease, safeguarding financial markets—that its achievements go unappreciated.
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Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
Since at least the 1960s, artists had been working and showing in Coconut Grove, and by the 1980s a handful of galleries had opened in Bay Harbor Islands and in Coral Gables, among other places, even if much of it was unappreciated by the general public.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Marianne Jean-Baptiste stars as an unappreciated bank teller who buys the flowing red frock at a department store, only to have her life go from bad to worse.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Driving trucks is one of the unappreciated backbones of modern civilization.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Sep. 2025
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Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
Since at least the 1960s, artists had been working and showing in Coconut Grove, and by the 1980s a handful of galleries had opened in Bay Harbor Islands and in Coral Gables, among other places, even if much of it was unappreciated by the general public.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Marianne Jean-Baptiste stars as an unappreciated bank teller who buys the flowing red frock at a department store, only to have her life go from bad to worse.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Driving trucks is one of the unappreciated backbones of modern civilization.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Unappreciated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unappreciated. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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