underappreciated
adjective
un·der·ap·pre·ci·at·ed
ˌən-dər-ə-ˈprē-shē-ˌā-təd 
: not duly appreciated
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Her work is underappreciated by the critics.
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Indeed, there are some clinicians who would argue that music therapy is underappreciated and that other behavioral techniques get too much of the limelight.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Women are multifaceted and underappreciated in the labor market.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
The poster child for China’s electric car boom is also an underappreciated leader in batteries.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026
Weir gave it soul and fun, and his underappreciated guitar playing was the glue that held the whole Dead sound together.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Underappreciated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underappreciated. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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