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Recent Examples of underachiever
The biggest underachievers were Florida State, Appalachian State, Utah and Liberty.
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Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The platoon of quarterbacks is preparing to face a Washington Commanders club that is shaking off their reputation as underachievers with their best season since 1991, the year of their last Super Bowl title.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
How did this guy turn out to be such an underachiever and such an awkward father?
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
In general, the brand has been somewhat of an underachiever in terms of its revenue contribution to Nike over the years.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The platoon of quarterbacks is preparing to face a Washington Commanders club that is shaking off their reputation as underachievers with their best season since 1991, the year of their last Super Bowl title.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
How did this guy turn out to be such an underachiever and such an awkward father?
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
In general, the brand has been somewhat of an underachiever in terms of its revenue contribution to Nike over the years.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underachiever
slacker
Noun
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Beavis and Butt-Head season 3 The iconic ’90s slackers are back.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Armored truck driver Russell (Murphy) is nearing retirement and is on a cash pickup job with young slacker Travis (Davidson) when the latter gets snookered by a criminal (Keke Palmer) into a high-stakes robbery situation.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Underachiever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underachiever. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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