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
Is Chase really underappreciated, though?
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
An underappreciated aspect of the synergy, Tocco said, was the first iteration of the Kansas City Comets of the Major Indoor Soccer League from 1981-91.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026
There had been talk for years about turning the underappreciated Tijuana River Estuary, part of which was used as a dumping ground, into something useful.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Bernhard will appear in the next season of Mike White’s HBO series, filling the role of iconic-but-underappreciated female comedian that is cast in each season.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
An underappreciated aspect of the synergy, Tocco said, was the first iteration of the Kansas City Comets of the Major Indoor Soccer League from 1981-91.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026
There had been talk for years about turning the underappreciated Tijuana River Estuary, part of which was used as a dumping ground, into something useful.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Bernhard will appear in the next season of Mike White’s HBO series, filling the role of iconic-but-underappreciated female comedian that is cast in each season.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underappreciated
unnoticed
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But scientists have only tuned into this music of the spheres for about a decade, thanks to sophisticated observatories that were custom-built to pick up these reverberations—gravitational waves—which ripple otherwise unnoticed through the fabric of spacetime.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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Inside the room of Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre, there were plenty of enthralling moments that didn't make the cut or nearly went unnoticed.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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