underrated
/ʌn.dəˈɹeɪ.tɪd/US/ʌn.dɚˈɹeɪ.təd/
underrated adjective: not given enough recognition for its quality. Also the simple past and past participle of underrate.
Adjective
underrated (comparative more underrated, superlative most underrated)
- Not given enough recognition for its quality.
- 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...2014 October 18, Paul Doyle, “Southampton hammer eight past hapless Sunderland in barmy encounter”, in The Guardian
- The hourly EMU service means that Largs, arguably an underrated seaside destination, is easy enough to reach from Glasgow for a day out.2025 March 5, “Ayr miles with a 'Spirit of Scotland'”, in RAIL, number 1030, page 46
- Antonyms:
- overrated
Also used as
underrated is also the simple past and past participle of underrate.
underrated meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Bengali and Malayalam
underrated in Tamil
- குறைவாக மதிப்பிடப்பட்டது
underrated in Marathi
- अंडररेटेड
underrated in Bengali
- আন্ডাররেটেড, আন্ডাররেটেড করা
underrated in Malayalam
- അണ്ടർറേറ്റുചെയ്തവർ, അണ്ടർറേറ്റുചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു, അണ്ടർ റേറ്റുചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു
More languagesFewer languages
- underrated in Kannada
- ಅಂಡರ್ ರೇಟೆಡ್
- underrated in Punjabi
- ਅੰਡਰਰੇਟਿਡ
- underrated in Gujarati
- અન્ડરરેટેડ, અંડરરેટેડ
- underrated in Odia
- ଅଣ୍ଡରରେଟେଡ୍, ଅଣ୍ଡରରେଟେଡ୍ କରାଯାଇଛି, ଅଣ୍ଡରରେଟେଡ୍ ହୋଇଛି
- underrated in Nepali
- अन्डररेटेड
- underrated in Indonesian
- diremehkan, kurang dihargai, kurang dilirik
Examples of underrated in a sentence
- The most underrated component in building a custom gun is the metalsmithing.
- That steely minerality and lightness of being make Chablis one of life’s underrated pleasures.
- Largely dismissed by tenured Pynchonians when it was first published, Vineland now seems to have been underrated.
Antonyms of underrated
Forms of underrated
| comparative | more underrated |
|---|---|
| superlative | most underrated |
| alternative form | underated |
Origin of underrated
From under- + rated.
From underrate + -ed.
Words formed from underrated
Words that rhyme with underrated
- deflated
- inflated
- related
- dated
- weighted
- belated
- frustrated
- gated
- gold-plated
- plated
- postdated
- rated
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- slated
- stated
- truncated
- abated
- dehydrated
- dilated
- grated
- lirated
- outdated
- sated
- serrated
- undated
- antedated
- awaited
- backdated
- baited
- bated
- berated
- castrated
- collated
- conflated
- crated
- created
- cremated
- curated
- debated
- donated
- elated
- equated
- estimated
- fated
- fixated
- freighted
- gaited
- hated
- interrelated
- located
- mated
- misdated
- narrated
- negated
- nipple-dilated
- orated
- overdrawn
- overinflated
- overrated
- overstated
- prated
Questions about underrated
- What does underrated mean?
- Underrated means not given enough recognition for its quality.
- What is underrated in Tamil?
- Underrated in Tamil is குறைவாக மதிப்பிடப்பட்டது. See Underrated meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is underrated?
- Underrated is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce underrated?
- Underrated is pronounced /ʌn.dɚˈɹeɪ.təd/ (US).
Words near underrated in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: underrated (page history and authors); underrated (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); underrated (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); underrated (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); underrated (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); underrated (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); underrated (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); underrated (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); underrated (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); underrated (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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