as in to underestimate
to place too low a value on
it's perhaps the most underrated film of the last decade
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Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
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Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
Shop more shoe deals: Madewell’s bag selection is underrated.
—Jenifer Calle, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024
He’s got good size — 6 foot 2, 210 pounds — a strong arm and, like Brock Purdy, is underrated as an athlete.
—Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
According to Givi, sentimental gifts — for example, something handmade or connected to a memory that the two of you share — are often underrated by gift-givers.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 19 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for underrate
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“Underrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underrate. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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