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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Recent Examples of underrate
A lot of viewers believe that you have been underscored and underrated in the eyes of the judges this season.
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Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
His offensive line is bad, and the Chiefs’ pass rush is underrated.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Planning for stability is critical, yet often underrated by early-stage founders who may not know how to forecast costs, time cash flows or structure compensation sensibly.
—Anuradha Gupta, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
It is also underrated as an affecting celebration of domestic partnership.
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underestimate
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Even seasoned travelers underestimate how quickly streaming and Bluetooth drain a phone or tablet at 35,000 feet.—
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The next time new science reveals that a chemical is much more toxic, or that the amount of pollution released from a factory had been underestimated and would cause legally unacceptable health risks, the agency would not be able to react.—
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“Underrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underrate. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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