underrated

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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

underrated

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past tense and past participle of underrate

Examples of underrated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Punter Brunno Reus is MU’s most underrated weapon this season. — Pj Green september 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026

Outside the hustle and bustle of these large cities, however, there are many underrated destinations that offer health benefits along with fewer crowds and less traffic. — Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2026

The ability to flip the field as a punter or generate touchbacks on kickoffs can have an underrated impact on the outcome of games, and so far Chance has been more than a net positive for TCU. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026

In an era of worsening doctor shortages and an aging population, the ability to retain and re-energize good physicians may be the most underrated cost lever in all of healthcare. — Aric Coffman, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1778, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for underrated

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