underrated

adjective

un·​der·​rat·​ed ˌən-dər-ˈrā-təd 

ˌən-də-

: rated or valued too low

an underrated movie/book

… Francis, surely the most underrated player in the league, led the improbable comeback.

—E. M. Swift

Alfred Hitchcock's final film, Family Plot, is a very underrated 1976 comedy-thriller about a phony psychic's accidental involvement with jewel thieves.

—Joe Leydon

Examples of underrated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are countless ways to structure a northern lights trip, from going on a luxurious multiday private-jet journey to booking a glass igloo or taking a weekend getaway to an underrated domestic destination. —Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 13 Nov. 2025

A lot of viewers believe that you have been underscored and underrated in the eyes of the judges this season. —Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025

Danielle Hunter is one of the league’s most underrated players and that defense is the definition of nasty. —Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025

The underrated corner of the retail platform is essentially a virtual clearance rack, with dozens of deals on items like chunky knits and seasonal boots. —Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1778, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for underrated

• abdicated
• abrogated
• acclimated
• activated
• actuated
• adumbrated
• advocated
• aggravated
• aggregated
• agitated
• allocated
• alternated