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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Essence Wiley,
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2 July 2026
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1 July 2026
Meyers has long been one of the sport’s most underrated defensive center fielders.
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Karaban said the most underrated part of his game is his basketball IQ.
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Hartford Courant,
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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
Meyers has long been one of the sport’s most underrated defensive center fielders.
—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
Karaban said the most underrated part of his game is his basketball IQ.
—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for underrated
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“Underrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underrated. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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