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
Adding a player like Cobie Durant in free agency was really underrated, in my opinion.
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
They were vastly underrated by the recruiting services.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
And if you’re drawn to contemporary art, don’t overlook The Henry Art Gallery, a smaller museum that’s often underrated.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Incrementalism is underrated, in other words.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
They were vastly underrated by the recruiting services.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
And if you’re drawn to contemporary art, don’t overlook The Henry Art Gallery, a smaller museum that’s often underrated.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Incrementalism is underrated, in other words.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underrate
underestimate
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This creates a problem many leadership teams still underestimate.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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What Keynes underestimated, and what many of today’s AI evangelists tend not to confront, is that progress unfolds inside social systems structured by power.—
Christopher Marquis,
Time,
30 May 2026
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“Underrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underrate. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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