underrate
verb
un·der·rate
ˌən-dər-ˈrāt 
ˌən-də-
underrated; underrating; underrates
: to rate or value (something or someone) too low : undervalue
His off-the-cuff improvisations, his airy tendency to throw out half-baked ideas, caused others to underrate his continuity of purpose …—
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.As I watched the film for the first time …, it seemed to me that its effect was to exploit innocence and violence in ways that overrate the power of the first and underrate the complexity of the second …—Vincent Canby
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Vincent CanbyExamples of underrate in a Sentence
She underrated her student's ability.
it's perhaps the most underrated film of the last decade
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Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Driver is underrated here, but that’s because Penelope Cruz drives off with the movie, giving one of the best performances of the last few years.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Compensatory picks, while typically lower rounds are definitely underrated by the casual fan.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Gilpin, underrated in many projects, is a knockout, balancing most of the show on her character's twittering and anxious shoulders.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Underrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underrate. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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underrate
verb
un·der·rate
ˌən-də(r)-ˈrāt
: to rate too low : undervalue
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