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adjective

Definition of underratednext
as in underappreciated

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verb

past tense of underrate
as in underestimated
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 underrated
Adjective
One of the most underrated weekends of the entire calendar year. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The conversation winds down with Morello’s list of the top five underrated guitar players and his top five guitar solos of all time. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
Research consistently shows that Black women’s pain is underrated, their concerns dismissed, and their symptoms attributed to non-clinical causes. — Ashoka, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Perhaps the lack of a title contributed to Adelman being underrated for years after his career ended. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for underrated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underrated
  1. underappreciated
  2. underestimated
  3. undervalued
  4. unsung
  5. unrecognized
  6. unnoticed
  7. unrewarded
  8. uncredited
Adjective
  • Pond and Waterfall is a wonderful, if underappreciated, work within Hammer’s oeuvre.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In 1970, the Japanese American geneticist Susumu Ohno had published Evolution by Gene Duplication, which posited that the duplication of individual genes was an underappreciated source of evolutionary novelty.
    — Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of underappreciated
Verb
  • But many captains say the importance of having fun should not be underestimated — fun that almost always includes a ping pong table in the team room.
    — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Wanting to be underestimated is also part of Jenna‘s strategy.
    — Terry Terrones, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of underestimated
Adjective
  • Doeren has always taken pride in his staff’s ability to find and develop undervalued players during his 13-year tenure.
    — Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • This approach seeks undervalued assets overlooked by mainstream analysis.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of undervalued
Adjective
  • The others take on Frances Perkins, the unsung architect of FDR’s New Deal, and two men’s lifelong battle to make the world’s largest ball of twine.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The other storylines center on Frances Perkins (the unsung architect of FDR’s New Deal) and two men’s lifelong battle to make the world’s largest ball of twine.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of unsung
Adjective
  • Nicole Wyskoarko embodies that truth every day — a legal mastermind with an artist’s heart, who champions creators, protects creativity, and sees potential in people and ideas that might otherwise go unrecognized.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This often-unrecognized grief associated with the end of reproductive years can be significant even for women who do not want more children.
    — Parents, Parents, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of unrecognized
Adjective
  • Indianapolis Colts Coach Shane Steichen’s work with quarterback Daniel Jones has not gone unnoticed by his peers.
    — Jeff Howe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Machine learning models can analyze large volumes of customer data to uncover patterns that would otherwise go unnoticed.
    — Salman Shahid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of unnoticed
Adjective
  • Ireland’s first venture into the New Zealand 22 didn’t come until the 12th minute and went unrewarded when Tadhg Beirne played the ball in an offside position.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • But with the Marlins tallying just two extra-base hits and pitcher William Kempner allowing two runs in an eighth inning that unraveled quickly, another solid start went unrewarded.
    — Tyler M. Carmona July 11, Miami Herald, 12 July 2026
Definition of unrewarded
Adjective
  • And to be unseen is a kind of disappearance and to be uncredited is a kind of silencing.
    — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • And Dad actually makes an uncredited vocal cameo on one of the album’s more blessedly strange tracks.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of uncredited

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