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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In the words of Tigers manager A.J. Hinch, its importance is underrated defensively.
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Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
He has been underrated for much of his career, but playing for Canada in a best-on-best senior tournament is a different kind of recognition.
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If anything, his radio play-by-play, was underrated.
—Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
And don't underrate how perfectly this first film captures something about Spider-Man's central tragedy.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Underrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underrate. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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