underrated
adjective
un·der·rat·ed
ˌən-dər-ˈrā-təd 
ˌən-də-
: rated or valued too low
an underrated movie/book
… Francis, surely the most underrated player in the league, led the improbable comeback.—
E. M. Swift
E. M. SwiftAlfred Hitchcock's final film, Family Plot, is a very underrated 1976 comedy-thriller about a phony psychic's accidental involvement with jewel thieves.—Joe Leydon
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The days after Christmas are an underrated time to save on big-ticket items.
—Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
While Hawaii has four tourist-friendly islands, Kauai is the most underrated.
—Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
Rhamondre Stevenson had perhaps the most underrated performance of the night, setting up would-be tacklers to either step into blocks or whiff on their attempts to take him down.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
This quiet slice of southern Wyoming also happens to be one of the Cowboy State’s more surprising—or at least underrated—winter playgrounds.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
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Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
While Hawaii has four tourist-friendly islands, Kauai is the most underrated.
—Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025
Rhamondre Stevenson had perhaps the most underrated performance of the night, setting up would-be tacklers to either step into blocks or whiff on their attempts to take him down.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
This quiet slice of southern Wyoming also happens to be one of the Cowboy State’s more surprising—or at least underrated—winter playgrounds.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Underrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underrated. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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