as in unnoticed
not appreciated or valued enough
Her work is underappreciated by the critics. an underappreciated talent
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Recent Examples of underappreciated
Nonetheless, monetary policy has become a powerful yet underappreciated tool for advancing clean energy.
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Justin Worland, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
An underappreciated consequence of this transformative story, though, is what happens to the politics of the FCC from here on out.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
This has always been one of the director’s underappreciated skills.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Built by Enji and Suzume, two underappreciated genius scientists, Alma is the ultimate self-learning AI.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
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Justin Worland, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
An underappreciated consequence of this transformative story, though, is what happens to the politics of the FCC from here on out.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
This has always been one of the director’s underappreciated skills.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Built by Enji and Suzume, two underappreciated genius scientists, Alma is the ultimate self-learning AI.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for underappreciated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underappreciated
unnoticed
Adjective
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The committee’s campaigns and grassroots efforts have not gone unnoticed by the parent company.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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The fact that Musk and his giant businesses stood to benefit from severe cuts to the regulatory state did not go unnoticed (Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Carter Glass–like critic, issued a report on the subject), but resistance had little effect.—
Evan Hughes,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
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