underrate
verb
un·der·rate
ˌən-dər-ˈrāt 
ˌən-də-
underrated; underrating; underrates
: to rate or value (something or someone) too low : undervalue
His off-the-cuff improvisations, his airy tendency to throw out half-baked ideas, caused others to underrate his continuity of purpose …—
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.As I watched the film for the first time …, it seemed to me that its effect was to exploit innocence and violence in ways that overrate the power of the first and underrate the complexity of the second …—Vincent Canby
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Vincent Canby
Examples of underrate in a Sentence
She underrated her student's ability.
it's perhaps the most underrated film of the last decade
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Whizy Kim, Vox, 19 Nov. 2024
His is a skill set that is built to last, but this type of player is often underrated both during and after his career.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
The show’s producers have figured out lowest-common-denominator appeal, counting on tabloid notoriety and underrating the public’s intelligence.
—Armond White, National Review, 16 Oct. 2024
Sáez believes this trend makes Bogotá a versatile destination for food, although still underrated, compared to other Latin American capitals like Lima or Mexico City.
—Taryn White, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Underrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underrate. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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underrate
verb
un·der·rate
ˌən-də(r)-ˈrāt
: to rate too low : undervalue
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