as in underestimated
to place too low a value on
it's perhaps the most underrated film of the last decade
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Recent Examples of underrated
Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
Read on for the most underrated gems of the teen TV genre.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 16 July 2025
Jumping jacks are an underrated bodyweight exercise to increase your calorie expenditure.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 14 July 2025
Grit may be the most underrated trait behind meaningful success, especially when talent or luck is not enough.
—Dr. Angélica S. Gutiérrez, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Flagstaff is among the most underrated travel spots: Flagstaff was named among the most underrated vacation destinations in the country, according to a ranking by U.S. News & World Report.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
Read on for the most underrated gems of the teen TV genre.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 16 July 2025
Jumping jacks are an underrated bodyweight exercise to increase your calorie expenditure.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 14 July 2025
Grit may be the most underrated trait behind meaningful success, especially when talent or luck is not enough.
—Dr. Angélica S. Gutiérrez, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underrated
Verb
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For too long society has underestimated the connection between women and wealth.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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As the world faces increasingly extreme weather, research is finding that heat waves are being underestimated in some parts of the world.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Adrian Morejon and Jeremiah Estrada remain underappreciated relievers.—
Greg Jewett,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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This is an underappreciated part of the reason why Democrats haven’t yet agreed on their strategy in Texas.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
30 July 2025
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Plunkett was the unsung hero of that England team, the man who bowled the unsexy middle overs and invariably picked up crucial wickets: three of which came in the final, during that extraordinary win over New Zealand.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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Morial said there are other ways to recognize unsung heroes instead of returning a base to a name that has long been associated with Confederate leaders.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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But this innovative research sheds light on hitherto unrecognized connections between the brain and the immune system, which could be helpful in developing new treatments against various pathogens.—
Paul Hsieh,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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First, The Good Fight goes criminally unrecognized for its entire run, and now Elsbeth can’t even get a guest nomination for putting on whole-ass musicals on network prime-time TV.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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Either way, these conversations reveal strengths that otherwise go unnoticed and let your team know their growth is on your radar, even if a formal opportunity isn’t open yet.—
Beth Forester,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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But Patinkin’s strong condemnation of the Israeli government’s ongoing war in Gaza has not gone unnoticed by some of Israel’s strongest advocates on social media.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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The absence of master poacher Robert Lewandowski was felt as a come-and-get-me ball across the face of the goal went unrewarded.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The remake’s emphasis on believability comes with a host of simplistic morals, such as how hard work begets dignity, righteous people will experience setbacks but never go unrewarded, and true love wins in the end.—
Elle Carroll,
Vulture,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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While not at the level of Singer, Gray has credits for working as a writer’s assistant for his cousin on 2009’s The International, and as an uncredited writer’s consultant on 2017’s Only the Brave that Kosinski directed and Singer co-wrote.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
31 July 2025
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Her Miss Universe appearance not only landed her a contract with Universal but also an uncredited role in the 1956 Western, Pillars of the Sky.—
Emlyn Travis,
EW.com,
3 July 2025
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“Underrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underrated. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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