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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And don't underrate how perfectly this first film captures something about Spider-Man's central tragedy.
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Darren Franich, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Aside from stats, what makes Hughes so underrated on the market here is his leadership qualities persevering through insidious negativity that's impacted the locker room.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Adams is, for a six-time Oscar nominee, underrated.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2024
This is a strikingly original horror flick that has been largely underrated.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
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Darren Franich, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Aside from stats, what makes Hughes so underrated on the market here is his leadership qualities persevering through insidious negativity that's impacted the locker room.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Adams is, for a six-time Oscar nominee, underrated.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2024
This is a strikingly original horror flick that has been largely underrated.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Underrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underrate. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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