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
E. M. SwiftAlfred 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
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Teyana Taylor earned multiple critics’ awards notices for her breakthrough performance in the underrated indie drama A Thousand and One.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 14 May 2024
Amid all the incredible musicianship, great lyrical work and bounty of topnotch material on display at the Guild Theatre on Thursday (May 9), one thing became increasingly clear:
Pablo Cruise is the most underrated band in Bay Area music history.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024
Image Elliot remains an underrated heroine in the story of the Laurel Canyon scene, not only as a musician but also as an amiable hostess who knew how to link up like-minded people.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 9 May 2024
This story follows our underrated Mexican restaurant list and our closer look at the spot readers voted as their favorite.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
Their guitar work was scrappy and soulful and ragged and real and all those other underrated qualities that make for an exciting night of rock 'n' roll, the kind of night the Rolling Stones have always been so brilliant at delivering.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2024
At under a five-hour flight from many East Coast cities, the Spice Isle is one of the most easily accessible—and underrated—of the Caribbean islands.
—Juliet Izon, Glamour, 3 May 2024
Subscribe now Dan Albano’s list of 10 underrated softball players to watch in the CIF-SS playoffs Thursday:
Hayley Brock, Fullerton: The sophomore transfer from Orange Lutheran has been a hitting machine.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 1 May 2024
In total, the attraction had an underrated percentage of 139 percent, based on its 8,290 positive comments.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2024
Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 14 May 2024
Amid all the incredible musicianship, great lyrical work and bounty of topnotch material on display at the Guild Theatre on Thursday (May 9), one thing became increasingly clear:
Pablo Cruise is the most underrated band in Bay Area music history.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 10 May 2024
Image Elliot remains an underrated heroine in the story of the Laurel Canyon scene, not only as a musician but also as an amiable hostess who knew how to link up like-minded people.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 9 May 2024
This story follows our underrated Mexican restaurant list and our closer look at the spot readers voted as their favorite.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
Their guitar work was scrappy and soulful and ragged and real and all those other underrated qualities that make for an exciting night of rock 'n' roll, the kind of night the Rolling Stones have always been so brilliant at delivering.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2024
At under a five-hour flight from many East Coast cities, the Spice Isle is one of the most easily accessible—and underrated—of the Caribbean islands.
—Juliet Izon, Glamour, 3 May 2024
Subscribe now Dan Albano’s list of 10 underrated softball players to watch in the CIF-SS playoffs Thursday:
Hayley Brock, Fullerton: The sophomore transfer from Orange Lutheran has been a hitting machine.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 1 May 2024
In total, the attraction had an underrated percentage of 139 percent, based on its 8,290 positive comments.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Underrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underrated. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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