underrated

adjective

un·​der·​rat·​ed ˌən-dər-ˈrā-təd 

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

Examples of underrated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Now in his eighth season with the Cubs, Hoerner has grown from underrated to properly rated. —Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 4 May 2026

This diverse Midwestern city has a seriously underrated and eclectic food scene fueled by nearby farms, local producers, and trailblazing chefs. —Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026

Luckily, Charlotte is located within a short drive of some of North and South Carolina’s best college towns, underrated destinations, lakes, and even a national forest. —Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 1 May 2026

Fix Your Lighting Bad lighting is one of the most underrated kitchen problems. —Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1778, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for underrated

• abdicated
• abrogated
• acclimated
• activated
• actuated
• adumbrated
• advocated
• aggravated
• aggregated
• agitated
• allocated
• alternated