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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Regulators As Long-Term Stakeholders The most underappreciated relationship in a regulated industry is the one with regulators themselves. —David Natroshvili, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

This story is part of a USA TODAY Network project highlighting breathtaking – and often underappreciated – destinations across the country. —Victoria E. Freile, USA Today, 20 May 2026

The vitamin payoff is one of the most underappreciated benefits. —Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026

Sandweg said one of the director's most underappreciated responsibilities is managing that internal fault line, ensuring that ERO's highly visible arrest operations do not undermine HSI's ability to cultivate the confidential informants and foreign partnerships on which its work depends. —Philip Wang, Time, 18 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for underappreciated

• ameliorated
• decontaminated
• deoxygenated
• deteriorated
• differentiated
• disarticulated
• excommunicated
• incapacitated
• individuated
• misappropriated
• monounsaturated
• multinucleated