underrated

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ʌn.dɚˈɹeɪ.təd/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ʌn.dəˈɹeɪ.tɪd/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪtɪd

Etymology 1

From under- +‎ rated.

Alternative forms

• underated

Adjective

underrated (comparative more underrated, superlative most underrated)

1. Not given enough recognition for its quality.

   Antonym: overrated

   • 2014 October 18, Paul Doyle, “Southampton hammer eight past hapless Sunderland in barmy encounter”, in The Guardian:

     Koeman identified Southampton’s third as their finest goal of the game. Jack Cork, the most underrated player at a much-lauded club, swept the ball out wide to Tadic, who waited for Cork to run to the back post before chipping the ball across to him to slam in a deserved goal from close range, despite an attempted block by Vito Mannone.

   • 2025 March 5, “Ayr miles with a 'Spirit of Scotland'”, in RAIL, number 1030, page 46:

     The hourly EMU service means that Largs, arguably an underrated seaside destination, is easy enough to reach from Glasgow for a day out.

Translations

not given enough recognition

Chinese: Mandarin: 被低估 (zh) (bèi dīgū) Dutch: ondergewaardeerd (nl) Finnish: aliarvostettu French: sous-estimé (fr), mésestimé (fr), trop peu connu German: unterschätzt (de) Greek: υποτιμημένος (el) (ypotimiménos) Indonesian: diremehkan, kurang dihargai, kurang dilirik (literally “less ogled”) Italian: sottovalutato (it) Japanese: 過小評価された (ja) (かしょうひょうかされた, kashōhyōka sareta) Korean: 낮게 평가하는 (natge pyeonggahaneun) Latin: subestimatus Polish: niedoceniony, niedoceniany Portuguese: subestimado, subvalorizado Romanian: subestimat Russian: недооце́ненный (ru) (nedoocénennyj) Spanish: subestimado (es), subvalorado, infravalorado (es), minusvalorado (es) Swedish: undervärderad (sv) Turkish: kadri bilinmemiş

Etymology 2

From underrate +‎ -ed.

Verb

underrated

1. simple past and past participle of underrate

Anagrams

• unretarded