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
Snowboarder Brenna Huckaby still thinks Canada’s mountains are underrated amongst travelers.
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Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
But Croatia has plenty of strong, if underrated, attacking options alongside Pasalic, including Osasuna forward Ante Budimir.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
For the first time in Riley’s tenure, USC may be underrated going into the season.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Buck is not alone in having underrated him; he has been largely overlooked by the Tate Modern, London’s most significant museum of contemporary art, which owns only five of his photographs.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
But Croatia has plenty of strong, if underrated, attacking options alongside Pasalic, including Osasuna forward Ante Budimir.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
For the first time in Riley’s tenure, USC may be underrated going into the season.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Buck is not alone in having underrated him; he has been largely overlooked by the Tate Modern, London’s most significant museum of contemporary art, which owns only five of his photographs.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underrate
underestimate
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But never underestimate Michael.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
26 Apr. 2026
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Don’t underestimate the sand in the mortar!—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Underrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underrate. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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