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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This reflects the risk of underestimating disability severity in this group throughout patients' disease courses.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025 -
Cracker Barrel missed the mark by underestimating the emotional investment their customers have in the tradition that the original logo represented.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Underrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underrating. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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