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

Here are some of my favorite underrated destinations, plus top hotels at each. —Erina Pinar, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2025

One of the most underrated point guards in the rich NYC basketball history. —Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025

For the experienced solo traveler: A weeklong Euro trip This is one of the most underrated solo adventures around in my opinion, but being able to navigate not just one foreign country but a few in the span of a week is definitely next level. —Deanna Taylor, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2025

One of the most underrated skills in business right now is being nice. —Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 31 July 2025

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