Meaning & use

underappreciated

adjective·Academic

Not valued or recognized as much as one deserves.

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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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