underappreciated
adjective
un·der·ap·pre·ci·at·ed
ˌən-dər-ə-ˈprē-shē-ˌā-təd 
: not duly appreciated
Examples of underappreciated in a Sentence
Her work is underappreciated by the critics.
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Photograph: Schon/Getty Images Solar panels and wind turbines get all the attention, but an underappreciated device is helping slash emissions in a big way: the heat pump.
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WIRED, 17 Nov. 2023
Under Philbin, the Hammer — initially built by the industrialist Armand Hammer to display his collection of old masters and other works — embraced contemporary art and became an important platform for emerging and underappreciated artists with an emphasis on social justice.
—Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023
Much of the action takes place in and around a cafe, Careful Now, whose manager (Hannah Einbinder) feels overworked and underappreciated by their boss (Lori Tan Chinn), and who begins a tentative romance with a customer (Danny Pudi) who has long harbored a crush on them.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2023
Here is the street-smart, underappreciated black blues guitarist who passes his knowledge and experience on to a keen white boy who cares only for the music and nothing for the racial apartheid of his day: a friendship that belies all the stereotypes of country music.
—Geoff Mann, The New York Review of Books, 2 Nov. 2023
As Snowman sees it, the lighthouse was an underappreciated hero of the Revolutionary War—a locus of resistance against British tyranny.
—Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
Swap Out Lighting An underappreciated bathroom decorating idea that adds a luxe look is to change the lighting—both the fixtures and placement.
—Sarah Egge, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2023
Lastly, this one is just for me, but Living Colour shredder Vernon Reid has been on a tear on Twitter/X lately, trying to draw more attention to underappreciated guitar gods such as Ernie Isley and Mike Stern.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
The Featherweight isn’t a traditional sports biopic, but its focus on an underappreciated figure may find an audience in those fans.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2023
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WIRED, 17 Nov. 2023
Under Philbin, the Hammer — initially built by the industrialist Armand Hammer to display his collection of old masters and other works — embraced contemporary art and became an important platform for emerging and underappreciated artists with an emphasis on social justice.
—Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023
Much of the action takes place in and around a cafe, Careful Now, whose manager (Hannah Einbinder) feels overworked and underappreciated by their boss (Lori Tan Chinn), and who begins a tentative romance with a customer (Danny Pudi) who has long harbored a crush on them.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2023
Here is the street-smart, underappreciated black blues guitarist who passes his knowledge and experience on to a keen white boy who cares only for the music and nothing for the racial apartheid of his day: a friendship that belies all the stereotypes of country music.
—Geoff Mann, The New York Review of Books, 2 Nov. 2023
As Snowman sees it, the lighthouse was an underappreciated hero of the Revolutionary War—a locus of resistance against British tyranny.
—Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
Swap Out Lighting An underappreciated bathroom decorating idea that adds a luxe look is to change the lighting—both the fixtures and placement.
—Sarah Egge, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2023
Lastly, this one is just for me, but Living Colour shredder Vernon Reid has been on a tear on Twitter/X lately, trying to draw more attention to underappreciated guitar gods such as Ernie Isley and Mike Stern.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
The Featherweight isn’t a traditional sports biopic, but its focus on an underappreciated figure may find an audience in those fans.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2023
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First Known Use
1968, in the meaning defined above
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