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

Before Atkinson’s declaration, several other opposing head coaches called White one of the most underrated players in the NBA. —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026

Allen’s ability to mold himself to how his receivers run their routes is one of his more underrated qualities, and his post-snap processing for on-time delivery should fit well with Moore. —Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026

A little underrated, Rescue Dawn is ripe for rediscovery. —Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026

Rocket, radicchio, chicory, and other bitter foods Bitter foods are an underrated digestive ally. —Hannah Coates, Vogue, 5 Mar. 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