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as in underrated

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verb

past tense of undervalue
as in underestimated
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 undervalued
Adjective
Funnyman, vulgarian, auteur — Mel Brooks’s imprint on American cinema is incontestable yet scandalously undervalued. — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 26 June 2026 Value Investing Requires the Right Incentives Even a good business can remain undervalued when the people controlling it have little reason to change. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 Navigating the fundraising frontline in this climate is a sobering reminder of how undervalued LGBTQ+ history is. — Diana Rodriguez, Time, 8 June 2026 Why professional car service is better The most undervalued part of car maintenance is education, according to auto repair experts at Take 5 Oil Change. — Charlotte Maracina, USA Today, 20 May 2026 The yuan, by the estimate of Brad Setser, a Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow who tracks Chinese capital flows and who previously served at Treasury, is about 20% undervalued. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 May 2026 And at the center of it all is Carell — an 11-time Emmy nominee who is overdue, undervalued, and once again, doing some of his career-best work. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 May 2026 Saara Pritchard, a former specialist at Christie’s and Sotheby’s known for identifying undervalued artists and building markets around them, is joining as a partner. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 6 Apr. 2026 The goal of any investor is to identify undervalued opportunities and get in before everyone else uncovers or appreciates that value. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
Citi upgrades Lockheed Martin to buy from neutral Citi says shares are undervalued. — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 1 July 2026 The skilled trades, long undervalued, are among the most resilient to AI disruption. — Anna Demeo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 When the ratio is elevated, silver may be relatively undervalued compared to gold. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 24 June 2026 Even entering the tournament, there were signs that Colombia were undervalued. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 June 2026 Homes in Black neighborhoods nationwide are systematically undervalued compared with similar homes in white neighborhoods. — Donovan McCarty, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undervalued
  1. underrated
  2. underestimated
  3. underappreciated
  4. unrecognized
  5. unnoticed
  6. unsung
  7. unrewarded
Adjective
  • An arsenal of good jeans is the ultimate underrated wardrobe hack.
    — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 2 July 2026
  • That’s why boosting your proximity might be your most underrated career move of 2026.
    — Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of underrated
Verb
  • From my experience working with founders, several risks are consistently underestimated.
    — Blake Harris, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • The imbalance between students and the companies competing for their attention should not be underestimated.
    — Paul Jester, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Definition of underestimated
Adjective
  • In other words, Puerto Rico may represent a unique and previously underappreciated component of scalloped hammerhead genetic diversity, one that the team hopes warrants targeted conservation attention.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The Brian Roberts Angle One underappreciated part of Monday’s announcement is that Brian Roberts, the co-CEO of Comcast (alongside Cavanagh) and son of Comcast founder Ralph Roberts, will not be CEO of either company.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026
Definition of underappreciated
Adjective
  • However, an unrecognized species of Asian pangolin (Manis aurita) has been hidden among the trees of Nepal and Northern India.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 July 2026
  • Further, growing fields like cardiovascular perfusionists, more and more involved in ICU care, field resuscitation, organ preservation, and other support roles, remain unrecognized.
    — David S. Shapiro, STAT, 30 June 2026
Definition of unrecognized
Adjective
  • When technology outpaces the people operating it, efficiency gains tend to shrink - and errors risk changing character, from mistakes a manager makes and owns to mistakes a system makes that have the potential to go unnoticed.
    — Angelica Krystle Donati, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Reviews, media coverage, social media conversations, search visibility, and customer sentiment can be evaluated to identify patterns that might otherwise go unnoticed.
    — William Jones, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of unnoticed
Adjective
  • An unsung suburb of Houston, the city is named for nearby Rice University.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Coveted within the Leeward Antilles, Curaçao remains an unsung sanctuary of natural beauty and wildlife.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2026
Definition of unsung
Adjective
  • And the individuals that understand psychology, that understand character, that cut the promos before the shows, these people are going unrewarded.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
  • And Solomon didn’t go unrewarded – the film won the Stolman Audience Award for Best Film at the 29th edition of SIFF.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of unrewarded

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