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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Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Verdicchio Delivering a beautiful balance of freshness and structure, Milic believes that this Central Italian white wine has been underrated for far too long.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2025
Many of us underrated this movie at the time; the silliness just seemed to be too much, and Statham’s stoic demeanor felt stiff, despite his considerable physical prowess.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Newell also might be underrated given his lack of electrifying highlights; analytic models view the southpaw more favorably than the eye test.
—Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 26 June 2025
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“Underrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underrate. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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underrate
verb
un·der·rate
ˌən-də(r)-ˈrāt
: to rate too low : undervalue
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