underappreciated

American  

[uhn-der-uh-pree-shee-ay-tid] / ˌʌn dər əˈpri ʃiˌeɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. not sufficiently valued or recognized.

   Knowing how to grow your own food is an underappreciated but incredibly important skill.

   I really think the seriousness of this problem is underappreciated.

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Etymology

Origin of underappreciated

First recorded in 1895–1900; under- ( def. ) + appreciated ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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underappreciated

The event was inspired by research that indicated nearly 80% of the public believed independent businesses such as corner shops are underappreciated.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Amid speculation of a Mattel sale, investors are taking a closer look at toy stocks and realizing that there is underappreciated value, Seaport analysts say in a research note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The discovery added a previously underappreciated process to scientists' understanding of chemistry in the troposphere, the lowest major layer of Earth's atmosphere where most weather occurs.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

The OpenAI agents are built for different purposes, but an underappreciated factor in their going hacker mode is that the company’s own staffers were negligent and careless in monitoring their own experiments.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026

The capacity of the Chinese borderlands to absorb North Koreans is significant—and significantly underappreciated outside of Northeast Asia.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

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