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

The brand’s most underrated category, however, might be its jewelry. —Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 May 2026

Here are some of the most underrated islands in Italy. —Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026

Nevertheless, an underrated aspect of Alonso’s work is his dry sense of humor, which plays out here in the affectless performances and the blank time filled by awkward glances and pleasing animal appearances. —Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 16 May 2026

Following Through Without Reminders Reliability is one of the most underrated drivers of pay growth. —Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

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