as in to underestimate
to place too low a value on
you shouldn't undervalue your talent—you are a very gifted singer
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Recent Examples of undervalue
What’s more, much of the Dodgers’ talent was undervalued by other teams.
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Many of these women are funneled into caregiving, hospitality, food service, and domestic work—sectors that are undervalued, underpaid, and highly exposed to volatility.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
There were also ways in which being undervalued as a woman was, in itself, an unexpected boon.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Doing so, as Buffett argued in 2001, can be used to gauge whether the stock market is overvalued or undervalued relative to the size of the wider economy.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Many of these women are funneled into caregiving, hospitality, food service, and domestic work—sectors that are undervalued, underpaid, and highly exposed to volatility.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
There were also ways in which being undervalued as a woman was, in itself, an unexpected boon.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Doing so, as Buffett argued in 2001, can be used to gauge whether the stock market is overvalued or undervalued relative to the size of the wider economy.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undervalue
underestimate
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Both initially received warm welcomes on the festival circuit, but the lack of hyperbole had many perhaps underestimating them.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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Schumer has stood firm, and Republicans underestimated how dug in the Democrats were.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Undervalue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undervalue. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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