underrate

[uhn-der-reyt]

verb (used with object)

underrated, underrating 

1. to rate or evaluate too low; underestimate.

underrate

/ ˌʌndəˈreɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to underestimate

Word History and Origins

Origin of underrate¹

First recorded in 1615–25; under- + rate ¹

Example Sentences

In this case, it is unfortunate, for whatever you might think of the design that Mr. Ando made 25 years ago, it had the underrated merit of being a good neighbor.

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President of baseball operations Andrew Friedman went as far to make the case that Ohtani was underrated.

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Fuel that infectious joy with the most twirl-worthy — and arguably most underrated — track of Swift’s career, “Sweeter Than Fiction.”

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I think he’s one of the most underrated spiritual voices in the city, and he’s a pastor who wears Js, so that’s just kind of cool in itself to get the word like that.

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Her last album, 2023’s divisive but underrated “Strays,” leaned all the way into psychedelic rock, a cosmic exploration of life without the hazy veneer of alcohol.

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Related Words

• underestimate 
• underprice 
• undervalue