as in to underestimate
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 underrate
Behavioral scientist Jon Levy’s new book — Team Intelligence: How Brilliant Leaders Unlock Collective Genius — argues that, in the workplace, leadership is overrated and teamwork is underrated.
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Darian Woods, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
His influence is not underrated in the stands at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 21 June 2025
In the course of a long and taxing war, simple steadfastness was not to be underrated.
—Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
It is also underrated as an affecting celebration of domestic partnership.
—Olivia Wolfgang-Smith
february 4, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2025
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Darian Woods, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
His influence is not underrated in the stands at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 21 June 2025
In the course of a long and taxing war, simple steadfastness was not to be underrated.
—Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
It is also underrated as an affecting celebration of domestic partnership.
—Olivia Wolfgang-Smith
february 4, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underrate
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But that underestimates both the level of competition then — being a contemporary of the Big Three is not ideal in that regard — and how few players make the jump from junior prodigy to serial winner.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Last year, Hayward officials made some significant miscalculations in the city’s budget — overestimating revenue, underestimating expenses and making a sizable purchase of a movie theater downtown that drained $31 million from the city’s reserves, according to city officials.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
29 Sep. 2025
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