as in underestimates
to place too low a value on
it's perhaps the most underrated film of the last decade
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underestimates
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But national security officials counter that this underestimates what's at stake.—
Paulo Carvão,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026 -
As always, Keaton drastically underestimates herself.—
Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
26 Dec. 2025
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“Underrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underrates. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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