underrepresented

adjective

un·​der·​rep·​re·​sent·​ed ˌən-dər-ˌre-pri-ˈzen-təd 

: inadequately represented

underrepresentation

ˌən-dər-ˌre-pri-ˌzen-ˈtā-shən 

-zən-

noun

Examples of underrepresented in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The shows are part of the college’s family outreach efforts to low-income, underserved and underrepresented elementary and middle school students in the physics/STEAM fields. —Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025

Our sister organizations that support stories from the Asian American, Latinx, Native American, Pacific Islander, and other underrepresented communities face similar challenges. —Leslie Fields-Cruz, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2025

The grant was created in 2014 to help underrepresented communities fund and develop their National Register of Historic Places nomination. —Charlotte Observer, 25 Nov. 2025

To date, The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation has supported 15 underrepresented graduates from THR’s Women in Entertainment Mentorship Program with full-ride college scholarships at LMU and Chapman, with a 100 percent graduation rate. —Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for underrepresented

• overrepresented
• assented
• augmented
• cemented
• consented
• contented
• demented
• dissented
• fermented
• indented
• invented
• lamented