as in unnoticed
not appreciated or valued enough
Her work is underappreciated by the critics. an underappreciated talent
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Built by Enji and Suzume, two underappreciated genius scientists, Alma is the ultimate self-learning AI.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Data is quickly becoming the most underappreciated facet of cybersecurity.
—Cody Pierce, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
When only about a third of school districts comply with the law and report their data, the problem of violence against teachers is undercounted and therefore underappreciated.
—IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
The Lincoln Nautilus is an underappreciated contender in the luxury midsize SUV market, part of a brand that seems tired, itself part of an automaker that seems perpetually distracted, itself part of an automotive ecosystem that is awash in luxury midsize SUVs from very, very tough competitors.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Data is quickly becoming the most underappreciated facet of cybersecurity.
—Cody Pierce, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
When only about a third of school districts comply with the law and report their data, the problem of violence against teachers is undercounted and therefore underappreciated.
—IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
The Lincoln Nautilus is an underappreciated contender in the luxury midsize SUV market, part of a brand that seems tired, itself part of an automaker that seems perpetually distracted, itself part of an automotive ecosystem that is awash in luxury midsize SUVs from very, very tough competitors.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underappreciated
unnoticed
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Almost 90 percent of the world’s population is right-handed, a fact that goes unnoticed in most settings but makes a difference in baseball.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The unnamed child slips by unnoticed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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