underrated

adjective

un·​der·​rat·​ed ˌən-dər-ˈrā-təd How to pronounce underrated (audio)
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
Alfred 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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Dylan O’Brien - Supremely underrated actor and close to the right age. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 Tucker is perhaps the game’s most underrated superstar, ranking third among outfielders in fWAR since becoming a full-time player in 2020, behind only Aaron Judge and Soto. Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024 This month's additions include a healthy dose of underrated and underappreciated triple-A games in the Extra catalog. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 Survivor: Marquesas An underrated season that saw the first totem pole shake-up: where people on the bottom got together to overthrow those on the top. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for underrated 

Word History

First Known Use

1778, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of underrated was in 1778

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“Underrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underrated. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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