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as in underestimated
to place too low a value on
it's perhaps the most underrated film of the last decade
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Recent Examples of underrated
Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
An underrated offering from Merit, for sure.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2026
Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
More interesting is how Rocky feels he’s been underrated as a progenitor of modern rap style.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Those underdog, underrated Huskies, for the first time ever, won the NCAA Basketball Championship.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
An underrated offering from Merit, for sure.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
While underrated, the Fox comedy remains the prototype for shows such as Friends, The Big Bang Theory, Insecure and more that followed.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
More interesting is how Rocky feels he’s been underrated as a progenitor of modern rap style.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underrated
Adjective
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Industrials have turned out to be an underappreciated star of the 2026 stock market.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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Who are the kids who feel alone and underappreciated?—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Kratom poisonings are probably underestimated due to the reliance on self-reports and because of insufficient testing, the study researchers and other experts agreed.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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There are so many women that are underestimated, so many women that present themselves in ways that people can find distracting or make assumptions about because of it.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The goal of any investor is to identify undervalued opportunities and get in before everyone else uncovers or appreciates that value.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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The comments reflect longstanding German concerns about what Berlin sees as an undervalued yuan, market-distorting subsidies and overcapacity among Chinese exporters that have built massive trade surpluses with Europe’s largest economy, amounting to 90 billion euros ($106 billion) last year.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Ever wanted to know what life is like for Starfleet's unsung other guys?—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Caregivers — spouses, children and loved ones — are often the unsung heroes who manage care while carrying their own emotional and physical burdens.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Yet, like the Academy, the movie business at large has its blind spots; some of Iran’s best films remain unrecognized in the United States.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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The college sits within a cluster of other unaccredited schools—many of them religious institutions—whose degrees hold no weight in the civil service and often go unrecognized in higher education and most workplaces.—
Olivia Empson,
Vanity Fair,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The error went unnoticed until Fortune had exited the octagon and headed toward the tunnel.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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That commitment has not gone unnoticed.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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And Solomon didn’t go unrewarded – the film won the Stolman Audience Award for Best Film at the 29th edition of SIFF.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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This invisible effort, frequently performed by women or underrepresented groups, prevents conflict but goes unacknowledged and unrewarded, leading to burnout.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Having appeared on screen for three decades, Fleming’s first roles include an uncredited appearance in Adam Sandler’s Happy Gilmore and the TV movie Viper.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2026
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From one studio to another Norris made his film debut as an uncredited bodyguard in the 1968 movie The Wrecking Crew, which included a fight with Dean Martin.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Underrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underrated. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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