UNDERRATING Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

underrating

verb

present participle of underrate

as in underestimating

to place too low a value on it's perhaps the most underrated film of the last decade

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underestimating

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Wall Street is underestimating how many copies of the game Take-Two could sell.

— Paul Meeks, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2026
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— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

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