Meaning & use
underappreciated
Not valued or recognized as much as one deserves.
See it in a sentence
The underappreciated intern quietly solved the problem no one else could fix.
Critics later admitted the film had been underappreciated when it first came out.
A note on using this word
Underappreciated implies a person or thing has real merit that others have failed to notice or reward.
Words with a similar meaning
undervaluedoverlooked
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Words with an opposite meaning
overratedcelebrated
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