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underrated

[uhn-der-rey-tid]

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adjective

rated or evaluated too low; underestimated or undervalued.
It’s an accomplished album from an underrated band, and will hopefully get them the recognition they deserve.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of underrate.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of underrated¹

underrate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Tyler’s comedic timing is so funny and underrated.

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"I think at the moment he's a bit underrated," world number three Alexander Zverev said after falling to Djokovic in four sets on Wednesday.

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She was "underrated" but "now finally appreciated" by those in Spain, said Tikas, but will she come back to haunt them?

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Discovery, Paramount and YouTube compete for eyeballs, it’s become ever more important for streamers to build apps that are attractive and easy to use — one of the underrated elements of the streaming wars.

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Lively has made some interesting strides into legitimate dramatic territory in recent years; “The Age of Adaline” and “The Shallows” remain underrated — something I can’t attribute to most of her filmography.

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�� does��underrated mean?

If you call something underrated, it means you think the general opinion about it is lower than it should be.Underrated is an adjective, but is also the past tense of the verb underrate. It is somewhat more common to call something underrated than to say that people underrate it, but both are used. The opposite of underrated is overrated, which is perhaps more commonly used.Example: I think Brussels sprouts are an underrated food.

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