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it's perhaps the most underrated film of the last decade
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Recent Examples of underrated
Ioannis Ioannou, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Curaçao One of the underrated ABC Islands of the Lesser Antilles (along with Aruba and Bonaire), Curaçao is located in the southern Caribbean, just off the coast of Venezuela and below the hurricane belt.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026
Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025
Jackson was discounted, misunderstood, and underrated for most of those eight years, until his second- place finish in the Democratic primary in 1988 changed that.
—Abby Phillip, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
The pattern suggests a company that views first-mover advantage as overrated and timing discipline as underrated.
—Ioannis Ioannou, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Curaçao One of the underrated ABC Islands of the Lesser Antilles (along with Aruba and Bonaire), Curaçao is located in the southern Caribbean, just off the coast of Venezuela and below the hurricane belt.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
Bates is such a force of nature in this flick that the near-Hitchcockian manner in which Reiner does the best directorial work of his career was underrated.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025
Jackson was discounted, misunderstood, and underrated for most of those eight years, until his second- place finish in the Democratic primary in 1988 changed that.
—Abby Phillip, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underrated
Adjective
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Other researchers have revived 48,000-year-old viruses frozen in permafrost to examine the low but underappreciated risk of a disease outbreak unleashed by a long-dormant pathogen.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Is Chase really underappreciated, though?—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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Previous predictions had underestimated present population, net migration, and birthrate decline.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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Storage is another variable that shouldn't be underestimated.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The analyst added that despite these growth drivers, shares of GE Aerospace still appear undervalued.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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Hidden within the chaos could lie an undervalued chance to buy these tech stocks at a discount, a relative rarity in an age of soaring valuations and speculative growth.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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One of the unsung standouts for Palisades is junior guard Jack Levey, who has made 103 threes this season.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Is the Acadia an unsung hero in its segment that deserves much more attention?—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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Women collaborators — editors, producers, wives — did essential, often unrecognized work enabling the trio’s rise.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Look for who feels seen or overlooked, which moments are usually highlighted, and where teams might feel unrecognized or underappreciated.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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This is especially likely if the missing sock in question is small or thin enough to fit into hidden parts of the washer that are tricky to reach and often go unnoticed.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
20 Feb. 2026
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That isolation helps explain both the deep genetic divergence and the fact that the gecko went unnoticed for so long.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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If voters want the inaugural Casting Oscar to reflect the years of invisible work that previously went unrewarded, there might be no better symbolic pick.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2026
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The upper-floor residents can see two states, five counties, and midtown from their living rooms — which means millions can look back at the ungainly tower, their gaze unrewarded.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
28 Jan. 2026
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The uncredited vocals drew similarities to British singer Jorja Smith, prompting speculation that the recording was an unauthorized deepfake.—
Xander Zellner,
Billboard,
17 Feb. 2026
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Trcka's last onscreen appearance was an uncredited role in the 2016 film The Bad Batch.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Underrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underrated. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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